- What was the first thing the Israelites were commanded to do upon coming into the Land?
Take of the first of all the fruit of the ground and make an offering to Hashem.
- To whom were you told to take your offering and where?
To the priest in the place that Hashem would choose.
- Give a brief history of how we reached the point of offering our first fruits in the Land to Hashem.
Our father, Avraham, and his descendants went down to Egypt due to famines in the Land; there they grew into a great nation and were severely oppressed. Hashem heard their cries and took them out of Egypt with a mighty hand and many miracles. Over the next 40 years we wandered in the desert, received the Torah, and were taken into the Land to possess it.
- Which is the year of tithing?
3rd
- Which 4 groups would benefit by our tithes?
Levites, the stranger, the widow, and the fatherless
- We were commanded to set up an alter of stones after we crossed the Jordan. What was to be written on these stones?
The words of Hashem's law.
- Moshe charged six of the tribes to stand on one mountain and 6 tribes on one facing it. What were the names of the two mountains?
Gerizim and Ebal
- Those standing on the two mounts would hear blessings and curses. From whom did they hear them?
The Levites
- What was the first curse the people heard?
Cursed be the man that makes a graven or molten image and sets it up in secret.
- After discussion, each team should give their opinion as to why, after hearing or reading these blessings and curses, the great majority of B'nai Yisrael failed, and continue to fail to follow Hashem's commandments. Each team should give what they consider to be the principle reason.
Your choice
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