Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Vayikra!
Aliyah 1 (Vayikra 1:1-13)
- Which letter is written smaller than all the others in our parashah?
- When sacrificing an עֹלָה (olah), what is the final step before the animal is slaughtered?
Aliyah 2 (Vayikra 1:14-2:6)
- What spice is part of a מִנְחַת סֹלֶת (minhat solet, grain offering made of pure flour)?
- Part of a מִנְחָה (minhah) gets burnt on the altar. Who eats the rest of it?
Aliyah 3 (Vayikra 2:7-16)
- Which two things are we told can’t be offered on the מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar)?
- What minhah ingredient is connected to a בְּרִית (brit, covenant)?
Aliyah 4 (Vayikra 3:1-17)
- Which two parts of an animal are we never allowed to eat?
Aliyah 5 (Vayikra 4:1-26)
- If the כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל (kohen gadol, High Priest) has to bring a חַטָּאת (hattat, sin offering), what does he do with the blood before placing it on the מִזְבַּח הַקְטֹרֶת (mizbah ha-ketoret, golden altar)?
- If all of Benei Yisrael makes a mistake, and they bring a communal sacrifice, who does סְמִיכָה (semikhah, placing their hands) on the animal?
Aliyah 6 (Vayikra 4:27-5:10)
- What two types of birds could sometimes be offered if a person couldn’t afford to bring a sheep?
- When sacrificing an אָשָׁם (asham), why would someone offer birds instead of a sheep?
Aliyah 7 (Vayikra 5:11-26)
- When a robber pays someone back for the thing that was stolen, how much extra must be paid?
- Is someone swears falsely about something they owe, how much extra must be paid?
Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!
- How many general categories of sacrifices are there in this parashah? What are they?
- Do you bring a regular hattat sacrifice if you commit a sin on purpose?
- How many times is it stated in our parashah that God spoke to Moshe?
- What kind of sacrifice involves קְמִיצָה (kemitzah, clenching a fistful)?
From the Haftarah (Yeshayahu 43:21-44:23)
- Have Benei Yisrael been bringing sacrifices to God?
Scroll down to see the answers!
Answers:
Aliyah 1
Aliyah 2
Aliyah 3
Aliyah 4
- The blood and the חֵלֶב (heilev, a kind of fat) (3:17)
Aliyah 5
Aliyah 6
Aliyah 7
From Anywhere in the parashah
- There are 5: עֹלָה (olah; ch. 1), מִנְחָה (minhah; ch.2), שְׁלָמִים (shelamim; ch. 3), חַטָּאת (hattat; 4:1-5:13), אָשָׁם (asham; 5:14-26)
- No, only if you do something בִּשְׁגָגָה (bishgagah, by mistake; 4:2, 13, 22, 27); but there is an אָשָׁם (asham) that is brought if you refuse to testify on purpose (5:1)
- 4 (1:1, 4:1, 5:14, 5:20)
- A מִנְחָה (minhah) (2:2)
Haftarah
- No! (Yeshayahu 43:23-24)
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