Gabbie Exam Review by Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1 Sefer Shemot en-us 2019-12-11 15:56:27 UTC 2026-01-26 07:58:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Why does Sefer Shemot begin with reporting the names of B'nai Yisrael who descended to Mizraim? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422792314 2019-12-11 15:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422792314 Why does the Torah have to tell us ויוסף היה במצרים? Did we not already know that? How does Rashi explain the phrase in the pasuk? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422793078 2019-12-11 15:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422793078 It was the same Pharoah, with different decrees/laws. What's the message of אשר לא ידע את יוסף? Who did we contrast this midda to? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422793845 2019-12-11 16:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422793845 Pharoah said הבה נתחכמה לו. What does this expression mean? Who was he trying to outsmart? In what way? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422796859 2019-12-11 16:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422796859 Who were שפרה ופועה according to Rashi? Were these their actual names? Explain in detail rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422797314 2019-12-11 16:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422797314 When the Torah says that ותחיין את הילדים - why is that considered ëxtra - and what does it mean according to Rashi (Gemara)? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422799031

]]> 2019-12-11 16:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422799031 What was the midwives reward for saving the Jewish boys? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422837704 2019-12-11 17:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422837704 Why does it say that Moshe was their first child? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422838577 2019-12-11 17:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422838577 Why was Moshe named Moshe and not moshe in past tense? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422840920 2019-12-11 17:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422840920 Why did the daughters of Reuel say that 'an Egyptian man' saved them? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422842082 2019-12-11 17:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422842082 Why was Gershom named Gershom? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422844183 2019-12-11 17:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422844183 What did Hashem mean when he said he will be with the Jews in the future and why was moshe not outsmarting him? https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422847084 I would not phrase this as "Moshe outsmarting him"...maybe some other way of phrasing it would be better

]]> 2019-12-11 17:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/422847084 Bat Paroh: the pasuk says ותשלח את אמתה - literally: she sent her maidservant (to get the basket). What other interpretation does Rashi offer on this? Is Rashi to be understood literally or symbolically? Explain...thanks! rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228500 2019-12-15 04:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228500 Was it not irrational for Yocheved to put Moshe in a basket and float him in the Nile River? We saw a couple of approaches to this question. Please explain rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228664 2019-12-15 04:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228664 Why did Miriam suddenly pop out of the bushes and offer to find a Jewish nursemaid for Moshe? How did she know that Bat Paroh would consider a Jewish nursemaid? (Rashi) rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228796 2019-12-15 04:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424228796 Why did Hashem choose Moshe to be the leader of the Jewish people and take them out of Mizraim? Follow the three incidents in which Moshe got involved in other people's lives and explain the "development" of Moshe Rabeinu. How does the burning bush incident's timing show why Hashem picked Moshe? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229182 2019-12-15 04:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229182 What was the symbolism of the bush burning, but not being consumed? rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229334 2019-12-15 04:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229334 Translation 1 ויקם מלך חדש על מצרים אשר לא ידע את יוסף rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229823 2019-12-15 04:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229823 Translation 2 הנה עם בני ישראל רב ועצום ממנו rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229860 2019-12-15 04:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229860 Translation 3 פן נוסף גם הוא על שונאינו ונלחם בנו ועלה מן הארץ rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229902 2019-12-15 04:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229902 Translation 4 ותרא אותו כי טוב הוא rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229930  ]]> 2019-12-15 04:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229930 האלך וקראתי לך אשה מינקת מן העבריות?Translation 5 rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229953 2019-12-15 04:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424229953 של נעליך מעל רגליך rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230053 2019-12-15 04:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230053 ויה֣י בימ֣ים הה֗ם ויגד֤ל משה֙ ויצ֣א אל ־אח֔יו וי֖רא בסבלת֑ם וירא֙ א֣יש מצר֔י מכ֥ה איש ־עבר֖י מאחֽיו:Translation 6 rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230553  

]]> 2019-12-15 04:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230553 Translation 7 הלהרג֙ני֙ את֣ה אמ֔ר כאש֥ר הר֖גת את ־המצר֑י rabbimeyers https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230711 2019-12-15 04:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rabbimeyers/7h3ef1qvzl1/wish/424230711