Parshas Bereishis

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Parshas Bereishis

​Rashi

בראשית. אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק לֹֹֹֹֹא הָיָה צָרִיךְ לְהַתְחִיל אֶת הַתּוֹרָה אֶלָּא מֵהַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם, שֶׁהִיא מִצְוָה רִאשׁוֹנָה …. כָּל הָאָרֶץ שֶׁל הַקָּבָּ"ה הִיא, הוּא בְרָאָהּ וּנְתָנָהּ לַאֲשֶׁר יָשַׁר בְּעֵינָיו, בִּרְצוֹנוֹ נְתָנָהּ לָהֶם, וּבִרְצוֹנוֹ נְטָלָהּ מֵהֶם וּנְתָנָהּ לָנוּ:

Why did the Torah start with the story of creation instead of the first Mitzva?

So the nations of the world will know who the real owner of the world and Eretz Yisrael is.

Parshas Noach

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Parshas Noach

​Rashi

ראיתי צדיק. וְלֹא נֶאֱמַר צַדִּיק תָּמִים, מִכָּאן שֶׁאוֹמְרִים מִקְצַת שִׁבְחוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם בְּפָנָיו וְכֻלּוֹ שֶׁלֹּא בְּפָנָיו (ב"ר):

Why didn’t the Torah call Noach a perfect Tzaddik like it did elsewhere?

Because we only give "half" of the praise in front of a person

Lech Lecha

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1. Why did Hashem say Avraham should go “for himself”?

2. Why did Hashem give Avram the 3 blessings of family, money and fame, at this time? רד”ה ואעשך

3. Why didn’t Hashem tell Avraham where he was going right away?

לֶךְ לְךָ

מֵאַרְצְךָ

וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ

אֶל הָאָרֶץ

ב וְאֶעֶשְׂךָ

לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל

וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ

וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ

Lech Lecha

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Vayera

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1. Did Hashem instruct Avraham to actually take Yitzchak’s life? Prove your answer from the words of the Pasuk.

2. What was unique about the way Avraham got ready for his trip to the Akeida?

א וַיְהִי

אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה

וְהָאֱלֹקים נִסָּה אֶת אַבְרָהָם

וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּנִי:

Vayera

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