This Week's Torah Portion - Parshat Hashavu'a

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1.       How many branches are there in the menorah of the Holy Temple?

            There are seven branches (Numbers 8:1)

2.       Who did the Levites replace in their service in the Ohel Moed (Tent of Meeting)?

            They replaced the first-born Israelites (Numbers 8:17-18)

3.       What went with Bnei Yisrael in the desert during the day to protect them?

            A cloud (9:15)

4.       And what went with Bnei Yisrael in desert at night?

            A pillar of fire (9:15)

5.       What did God ask Moshe to make to summon Bnei Yisrael?

            2 trumpets made of silver (10:1)

6.       What did Bnei Yisrael eat in the desert?

            Manna (11:7)

7.         What did Bnei Yisrael eat in Egypt?

            Fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic (11:5)

8.         How many days did God send quail for?

            One month (11:19)

9.       How many elders did Moshe gather up?

            Seventy (11:16)

10.   What punishment did Miriam receive from God?

            Tzora’at (snow-white scales) (12:10) 

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