- The animal to be sacrificed in this week's parsha had 4 principle
characteristics. What were they?
A heifer, red, unblemished, never under a yoke.
- If one touches a dead body, he becomes unclean. For how long? On
which days does he purify himself?
7 days. 3rd and 7th.
- Where did Miriam die?
Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran.
- When the people complained that there was no water, and again, that
they would have been better off had they remained in Egypt, Hashem gave
Moshe specific instructions on how to satisfy the peoples' complaint.
What did Hashem tell Moshe to do and what did he do?
He told him to take his rod, gather the people along with Aaron, and
speak to the rock that would give forth water. Moshe struck the rock
twice with his staff and it gave off water.
- Because Moshe showed a lack of faith in Hashem and failed to follow
His instructions, who was severely punished? What was the punishment?
Moshe and Aaron were not allowed to enter the Land.
- Where was Aaron buried, and what action of the people showed that
they revered him?
Mount Hor; the entire assembly wept for 30 days.
- The people had to circumvent Edom because the King would not allow
them to pass through. Once again they began to complain because of their
hardships. How did Hashem punish the people this time for their
disobedience, and how was the punishment ameliorated?
Hashem sent fiery serpents to bite them; Moshe prayed for the people
and Hashem told Moshe to make a fiery serpent and put it on a pole;
anyone who was bitten could look at it and be saved.
- When Moshe sent messengers to the Kind of Edom, how did he describe
the relationship of Israel to Edom and on what basis?
As brothers; because the Edomites were descendants of Esau, brother
of Jacob.
- The people had to fight their way through three peoples to get to
the Land. Who were they?
Ammorites, Bashanites, and Cannanites
- It is clear that Moshe would pass away before the people arrived in
the Land. Where was Moshe buried?
We do not know.
|
|
