Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Terumah!
Aliyah 1 (Shemot 25:1-16)
- What metal covered the wood of the אֲרוֹן (aron, ark)?
- What two things were the בְּשָׂמִים (besamim, spices) used for?
Aliyah 2 (Shemot 25:17-40)
- What always had to be on the שֻׁלְחָן (shulhan, table)?
- How many candles did the מְנוֹרָה (menorah) hold?
Aliyah 3 (Shemot 26:1-14)
- How many תְּכֵלֶת (tekhelet, ocean-blue) colored loops were put on the edge of each section of curtains?
- What family relationship describes the יְרִיעֹת (yeri’ot, cloths) that formed the walls of the mishkan?
Aliyah 4 (Shemot 26:15-30)
- What metal were the אֲדָנִים (adanim, sockets) made of?
- There’s a lot of עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים (atzei sheetim, acacia wood) in the construction of the mishkan. What’s special about the atzei sheetim that were used for the mishkan’s קְרָשִׁים (kerashim, planks)?
Aliyah 5 (Shemot 26:31-37)
- What side of the mishkan (by compass direction) did the מְנוֹרָה (menorah) go on?
- What two things did the פָּרֹכֶת (parokhet, curtain) divide from each other?
Aliyah 6 (Shemot 27:1-8)
- What metal was the מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar) covered with?
- The מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar) came with many tools: pails, scrapers, basins, hooks, and pans. What were these accessories made of?
Aliyah 7 (Shemot 27:9-19)
- How many אֲמוֹת (amot, cubits) long was the courtyard of the mishkan?
- What was the size of the courtyard of the mishkan?
Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!
- Only one number between 1 and 10 is not mentioned in our parashah. What is it?
- Which three things does the parashah say Moshe was shown up on the mountain?
- What three colored materials appear together five separate times?
- In our parashah, which כֵּלִים (keilim, vessels) of the mishkan have poles?
- Where do flowers appear in our parashah?
From the Haftarah (Melakhim Alef 5:26-6:13)
- After Shlomo finishes building the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ (Beit Ha-Mikdash, Temple in Jerusalem), where does God say that God will dwell?
Scroll down to see the answers!
Answers:
Aliyah 1
Aliyah 2
Aliyah 3
- 50 (26:5)
- The Torah says they are connected אִשָּׁה אֶל אֲחֹתָהּ (isha el ahotah, like a woman to her sister) (26:3)
Aliyah 4
- Silver (26:19)
- They were standing! This wood is called עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים עֹמְדִים (atzei sheetim omdim, standing acacia wood) – midrashim suggest the wood for the kerashim came from trees planted by Yaakov; it was “standing” aside, ready for this purpose (26:15)
Aliyah 5
- The southern side (26:35)
- The spaces called the קֹדֶשׁ (kodesh, Holy) and the קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kodesh ha-kodashim, Holy of Holies) (26:33)
Aliyah 6
Aliyah 7
From anywhere in the parashah
- The number 9 (you can find the others in 25:12, 25:18, 25:32, 25:26, 26:3, 25:32, 25:37, 26:25, 26:1)
- The מְנוֹרָה (menorah) (25:40), the basic structure of the mishkan (26:30), and the מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar) (27:8)
- תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (tekhelet, argaman, and tola’at shani; ocean-blue, purple and crimson) (25:4, 26:1, 26:31, 26:36, 27:16)
- The אָרוֹן (aron, ark) (25:13), the שֻׁלְחָן (shulhan, table) (25:27), the walls of the mishkan (26:26), and the מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar) (27:6)
- In the design for the מְנוֹרָה (menorah) (26:33)
Haftarah
- Among Benei Yisrael (Melakhim Alef 6:13)! Does this remind you of the pasuk we saw in our פַּרְשָׁנוּת/ Commentary section?
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