Ilustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Hukkat!
- After a person comes into contact with the dead, on which days must they be purified? Look for the answer in Aliyah #1 (Bemidbar 19:1-17)
- What seems to disappear as soon as Miriam dies? Look for the answer in Aliyah #2 (Bemidbar 19:18-20:6)
- What detail makes it seem like maybe Moshe was supposed to hit the rock? Look for the answer in Aliyah #3 (Bemidbar 20:7-13)
- What do Benei Yisrael offer to pay for, if they are allowed to pass through Edom? Look for the answer in Aliyah #4 (Bemidbar 20:14-21)
- After Aharon died, how long did the people mourn? Look for the answer in Aliyah #5 (Bemidbar 20:22-21:9)
- What written book gets quoted in our parashah? Look for the answer in Aliyah #6 (Bemidbar 21:10-20)
- What was the name of the site of the battle between Benei Yisrael and Og? Look for the answer in Aliyah #7 (Bemidbar 21:21-22:1)
- What insulting term do Benei Yisrael use to describe מָן (mann), the miraculous food that fell for them each day from the sky?
- After Aharon dies, who takes over as High Priest?
- What is the capital of the territory of Sihon, and what does it have to do with mathematics?
Scroll down to see the answers!
Answers:
- The third and the seventh (19:12)
- Water (20:1-2)
- God tells him to take his staff! (20:8)
- Any water they drink (20:19)
- 30 days (20:29)
- 'סֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת ה (Sefer Milhamot Hashem, The Book of the Wars of God) (21:14)
- Edre’i (21:33)
- לֶחֶם הַקְּלֹקֵל (lehem ha-kelokel, the despicable bread) (21:5)
- His son, Elazar (20:25-28)
- Heshbon (21:26)—which is also the modern Hebrew word for math!
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