We will begin our Weekly Parsha Assignment starting on Monday, October 12th. Every week the students will have an assignment based upon that upcoming weeks Parashat Hashavuah. The Assignment will be a written assignment which will require them to look inside the Pesukim and in some commentary from Rashi, and answer questions. The Assignment will be distributed at the beginning of every week and will be due that Friday to be graded.
You can find an English translation of the Pesukim AND of all of Rashi's commentaries at the following website: http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm
Here is a copy of this week's assignment, due Friday, October 16th.
ספר בראשית פרק א'
1. What did ה' create on the first day?
2. What did ה' create on the second day?
3. What did ה' create on the third day?
4. What did ה' create on the Fourth day?
5. What did ה' create on the Fifth day?
6. What did ה' create on the Sixth day?
7. What did ה' do on the Seventh day?
8. According to רש"י, found in פסוק א', what should the תורה have started with?
9. According to רש"י, found in פסוק א', why did the תורה start with the story of creation?
10. According to רש"י, found in פסוק ד', what did ה' do with the light that he created at the beginning? Why?
11. According to רש"י, found in פסוק ט"ז, what did ה' do to the moon? Why?
ספר בראשית פרק ב'
1. According to רש"י, found in פסוק ז', why does the word וייצר have two “Yuds?”
2. According to רש"י, found in פסוק ז', what makes a person a נפש חיה?
ספר בראשית פרק ג'
1. What did ה' tell Adam and Chava they were not allowed to do?
2. What did Chava tell the snake they were not allowed to do?
3. What was Chava’s punishment? What was Adam’s?
-Rabbi B.
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