Wednesday, June 1, 2011

(31,8)1.A In Medrash Tanchuma; (Nasso 17), the medrash explains that Moshe is given credit for completing the Mishkan despite not having been the one to build it, because he gave of himself more than anyone else, making sure it was built exactly as he had been shown by Hashem. It could be that even though Betzalel knew how to make everything, Moshe had the job of making sure it matched the divine plan. It was for this reason that he needed to know what everything; including the Menorah looked like.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Parshas Mishpatim

(24,3)1.Q Rashi d"h V'es kol ha'mishpatim says that this includes the 7 noahide laws, Shabbos, honoring one's parents, Parah Adumah, as well as the laws they learned at Marah. How can he include Parah Adumah in "mishpatim", it's the classic chok?

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

(7,18) 1.Q What did the fish do to deserve to die?

Parshas Vaeira

(6,12) 1.Q Why does Moshe speak "in front of" Hashem, not directly to Him?

Friday, June 11, 2010

(17,25)1.Q&A What was Hashem commanding Moshe, it didn't work? Two pasukim later they're complaining again? They weren't fighting they were voicing a concern.
(17,13)1.Q Where was this exactly? Were the people dying in a neat wave, so that there was a point between the dead and the living?
(17,10)2.P Here they couldn't use the tefillah of (16,21), because it wasn't just one person.