BS”D QUESTIONS FOR PARSHAT TZAV 5781 by Edward Davis, Rabbi Emeritus & Sephardic Minyan Rabbi I. From the Text 1. What is the meaning of the word Tzav? (6:2) 2. What three items made up the Minchah, meal offering? (6:8) 3. What two items were NOT to be used in the Minchah, meal offering? (6:10) 4. We are told of three instances of anointing. What were they, and in what order did they occur? (8:6-14) 5. How many days of consecration were there during which Aharon and his sons remained in the Tent of Meeting? (8:33) II. From 6. Rashi wrote that the word Tzav connotes Zerizut, encouragement. Rashi quoted Rabbi Shimon who said that it was necessary to encourage in cases of monetary loss. What monetary loss is the referring to? (6:2) 7. “And he shall wear linen breeches on his flesh.” (6:3). What do we learn from this verse? 8. Rashi quotes the and depicts four categories of people to give a Thanksgiving offering. Who are they? (7:12) 9. What was Moshe stressing to Bnei Yisrael when he said “This is the thing that Hashem commanded to be done”? (8:5) 10. What kind of sacrifice was the consecration ram that Aharon brought? (8:22) III. From the 11. Four times in the Torah is the cantillation mark, the Shalshellet, used. Firstly, in Bereishit 19:16, Lot “lingered” when he left Sodom. Secondly, in Bereishit 23:12, when Eliezer went to find a suitable wife for Yitzchak, he “prayed: said.” Thirdly, in Bereishit 39:8, when Yosef was tempted by Mrs. Potiphar, the Torah said he “refused.” And fourthly, the Torah said that Moshe “slaughtered” ( 8:23). What is the connection between these four cases? (Villa Gaon) 12. The Torah stipulated that in the construction of the Holy Temple and its , only whole stones could be used. Why? (Ibn Ezra) 13. The Chafetz Chaim identifies the ear as being three concentric circles. Identify them. IV. . Vayikra Rabbah 9:2. 14. What did King ’s grandfather do that merited kingship for his grandson? V. Haftorah. HaGadol. Mal’achi 15. What line in the Haftorah truly states that the Final Redemption is imminent? VI. Relationships a) Bityah - b) Amram - Tzipporah c) Elisheva - Miriam d) Calev - Chur e) Aharon - Pinchas

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1. Command. 2. Fine flour, oil, and frankincense. 3. Leaven and honey. 4. They anointed the Mishkan first, then the Altar and the utensils, and then Aharon and his sons. 5. Seven days of consecration. 6. The Kohanim received nothing from the Whole Burnt offering. So they needed to be encouraged to do the ritual work in that sacrifice. 7. That the Kohanim wore these garments directly on the flesh with nothing else intervening. [RED: no underpants.] 8. Those who traveled over water. Those who traveled through the desert. Those who were released from prison. And those who recovered from sickness. 9. That everything that Moshe was doing was commanded by Hashem. 10. A Shelamim, a Thanksgiving sacrifice. 11. All four cases denoted hesitancy, denoting an inner struggle in the person. 12. If you used part of a stone, the rest of the stone is also sanctified; and what can you do with it? So, the solution was to use the whole stone. 13. The outer circle is all soft tissue. Just inside of that is a circle of cartilage. The very center is a circular opening that leads to the middle and inner ear. 14. King Saul’s grandfather used to light lamps for the benefit of the public. He lit street lights to give light to the dark passages from his house to the Beit Midrash. 15. Behold I send you Eliyahu the before the great and awesome day of Hashem. Relationships a) Father - Daughter b) Father-in-Law Amram c) Sisters-in-Law d) Father Calev e) Grandfather Aharon