Parsha Q&A - Parshat Tzav / Shmini
Parshat Tzav / Shmini
Parsha Questions - Tzav
- Until when may the fats and limbs of an olah be placed on the mizbe'ach?
- What separated between the kohen's skin and the priestly garments?
- If, while removing the ashes from the mizbe'ach, the kohen finds parts that were not consumed, what must he do with them?
- If someone extinguishes the fire on the mizbe'ach, how many Torah violations have been transgressed?
- When a kohen is inaugurated to serve in the Beis Hamikdash, what offering must he bring?
- What three baking processes were used to prepare the korban of Aharon and his sons?
- What is the difference between a minchat kohen and a minchat Yisrael?
- When is a kohen disqualified from eating from the chatat sin offering?
- What is the difference between a copper and earthenware vessel regarding removing of absorbed tastes?
- Can an animal that has already been dedicated for an asham be replaced with another animal?
- How does an asham differ from all other korbanot?
- Unlike all other korbanot, what part of the ram or sheep may be placed on the mizbe'ach?
- List three types of kohanim who may not partake of the asham.
- In which 4 instances is a korban todah brought?
- How does a korban become pigul?
- Who may eat from a shlamim?
- What miracle happened at the entrance of the Ohel Moed?
- What position did Moshe fill during the seven days of the inauguration of the Mishkan?
- Other then Yom Kippur, what other service requires that the kohen separate from his family?
- What are the 5 categories of korbanot listed in this Parsha?
Parsha Questions - Shmini
- What date was "Yom Hashmini"?
- Which of Aharon's korbanot atoned for the golden calf?
- What korbanot did Aharon offer for the Jewish People?
- What was unique about the chatat offered during the induction of the Mishkan?
- When did Aharon bless the people with the Birkat Kohanim?
- Why did Moshe go into the Ohel Mo'ed with Aharon?
- Why did Nadav and Avihu die?
- Aharon quietly accepted his sons' death. What reward did he receive for this?
- What specific prohibitions apply to a person who is intoxicated?
- Name the three chatat goat offerings that were sacrificed on the day of the inauguration of the Mishkan.
- Which he-goat chatat did Aharon burn completely and why?
- Why did Moshe direct his harsh words at Aharon's sons?
- Moshe was upset that Aharon and his sons did not eat the Chatat. Why?
- Why did Hashem choose Moshe, Aharon, Elazar, and Isamar as His messengers to tell the Jewish People the laws of Kashrut?
- What are the signs of a kosher land animal?
- How many non-kosher animals display only one sign of Kashrut? What are they?
- If a fish sheds its fins and scales when out of the water is it kosher?
- Why is a stork called chasida in Hebrew?
- The chagav is a kosher insect. Why don't we eat it?
- What requirements must be met in order for water to maintain it's status of purity?
Answers to this Week's Questions - Tzav
Questions | ContentsAll references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated
- Until when may the fats and limbs of an olah be placed on
the mizbe'ach?
6:2 - Until dawn. - What separated between the kohen's skin and the priestly
garments?
6:3 - Nothing. - If, while removing the ashes from the mizbe'ach, the kohen
finds parts that were not consumed, what must he do with them?
6:3 - Return them to the mizbe'ach. - If someone extinguishes the fire on the mizbe'ach, how
many Torah violations have been transgressed?
6:6 - Two. - When a kohen is inaugurated to serve in the Beis Hamikdash,
what offering must he bring?
6:13 - A korban minchah - A tenth part of an ephah of flour. - What three baking processes were used to prepare the korban
of Aharon and his sons?
6:14 - Boiling (in oil), baking in an oven and frying in a pan.
- What is the difference between a minchat kohen and a minchat
Yisrael?
6:15 - The minchat kohen is burnt completely. Only a handful of the minchat Yisrael is burnt, and the remainder is eaten by the kohanim. - When is a kohen disqualified from eating from the chatat
sin offering?
6:19 - If he is tamei (spiritually impure) at the time of the sprinkling of the blood. - What is the difference between a copper and earthenware vessel
regarding removing of absorbed tastes?
6:21 - In a copper vessel the absorbed taste can be removed through scouring and rinsing, whereas in an earthenware vessel it can never be removed. - Can an animal that has already been dedicated for an asham
be replaced with another animal?
7:1 - No. - How does an asham differ from all other korbanot?
7:3 - It can only be brought from a ram or sheep. - Unlike all other korbanot, what part of the ram or sheep
may be placed on the mizbe'ach?
7:3 - The tail. - List three types of kohanim who may not partake of the asham.
7:7 - A Tvul Yom - A tamei person who has gone to the mikveh and awaits sunset to become tahor (spiritually pure); A mechusar kipurim - A tamei person who has gone to the mikveh but has yet to bring his required sacrifice to become tahor; An onan - a mourner prior to the burial of the deceased. - In which 4 instances is a korban todah brought?
7:12 - Upon safe arrival from an ocean voyage; Upon safe arrival from a desert journey; Upon being freed from prison; Upon recovering from illness. - How does a korban become pigul?
7:18 - The person slaughters the animal with the intention that it be eaten after the prescribed time. - Who may eat from a shlamim?
7:19 - Any uncontaminated person (and not only the owner). - What miracle happened at the entrance of the Ohel Moed?
8:3 - The entire nation was able to fit in this very small area. - What position did Moshe fill during the seven days of the inauguration
of the Mishkan?
8:28 - He served as the kohen. - Other then Yom Kippur, what other service requires that the kohen
separate from his family?
8:34 - The burning of the parah adumah (red heifer). - What are the 5 categories of korbanot listed in this Parsha?
Olah (6:2); minchah (6:7); chatat (6:18); asham (7:1); shlamim (7:11).
Answers to this Week's Questions - Shmini
- What date was "Yom Hashmini"?
9:1 - First of Nissan.
- Which of Aharon's korbanot atoned for the golden calf?
9:2 - The calf offered as a korban chatat.
- What korbanot did Aharon offer for the Jewish People?
9:3,4 - A he-goat as a chatat, a calf and a lamb for an olah, an ox and a ram for shlamim, and a minchah. - What was unique about the chatat offered during the induction
of the Mishkan?
9:11 - It's the only example of a chatat offered on the courtyard Mizbe'ach that was burned. - When did Aharon bless the people with the Birkat Kohanim?
9:22 - When he finished offering the korbanot, before descending from the Mizbe'ach. - Why did Moshe go into the Ohel Mo'ed with Aharon?
9:23 - For one of two reasons: Either to teach Aharon about the service of the incense, or to pray for the Shechina to dwell with Israel. - Why did Nadav and Avihu die?
10:2 - Rashi offers two reasons: Either because they gave a halachic ruling in Moshe's presence, or because they entered the Mishkan after drinking intoxicating wine. - Aharon quietly accepted his sons' death. What reward did he receive
for this?
10:3 - A portion of the Torah was given solely through Aharon. - What specific prohibitions apply to a person who is intoxicated?
10:9-11 - He may not give a halachic ruling. Also, a kohen is forbidden to enter the Ohel Mo'ed, approach the mizbe'ach, or perform the avoda. - Name the three chatat goat offerings that were sacrificed
on the day of the inauguration of the Mishkan.
10:16 - The goat offerings of the inauguration ceremony, of Rosh Chodesh, and of Nachshon ben Aminadav. - Which he-goat chatat did Aharon burn completely and why?
10:16 - The Rosh Chodesh Chatat: Either because it became tamei, or because the kohanim were forbidden to eat from it while in the state of aninut (mourning). - Why did Moshe direct his harsh words at Aharon's sons?
10:16 - Out of respect for Aharon, Moshe directed his anger at his sons and not directly at Aharon. - Moshe was upset that Aharon and his sons did not eat the Chatat.
Why?
10:17 - Because only when the kohanim eat the chatat are the sins of the owners atoned. - Why did Hashem choose Moshe, Aharon, Elazar, and Isamar as His
messengers to tell the Jewish People the laws of Kashrut?
11:2 - Because they accepted the deaths of Nadav and Avihu in silence. - What are the signs of a kosher land animal?
11:3 - An animal whose hoofs are completely split and who chews its cud. - How many non-kosher animals display only one sign of Kashrut?
What are they?
11:4,5,6,7 - Four: Camel, shafan, hare, and pig. - If a fish sheds its fins and scales when out of the water is it
kosher?
11:12 - Yes. - Why is a stork called chasida in Hebrew?
11:19 - Because it acts with chesed (kindness) toward other storks regarding food. - The chagav is a kosher insect. Why don't we eat it?
11:21 - We have lost the tradition and are not able to identify the kosher chagav. - What requirements must be met in order for water to maintain it's
status of purity?
11:36 - It must be connected to the ground (ie: a spring or a cistern).
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