Saturday, December 18, 2010

Parsha questions

From Junior's school parsha sheet, questions on the parsha for Shabbos table discussion.

This week's question (Vaychi):
Question: Why do you think Yaakov blessed his sons before his death?
My answer: Because it would have been much creepier had he blessed them after his death.

Last week's question (Vayigash):
Question: Why do you think Yosef sent out all the Egyptians before exposing himself to his brothers?
My answer: Tznius!

PS: And if you think I'm kidding, see this pasuk and Rashi:

4. Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come closer to me," and they drew closer. And he said, "I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. ד. וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָיְמָה:
  גשו נא אלי: ראה אותם נסוגים לאחוריהם, אמר עכשיו אחי נכלמים, קרא להם בלשון רכה ותחנונים, והראה להם שהוא מהול:


Feel free to add your own answers in the comment section...

2 comments:

Hillel said...

And why would he bless other people's sons before his death? (Or after, for that matter.)

yaak said...

Question: Why do you think Yaakov blessed his sons before his death?

Answer: What?! He died?! יעקב אבינו לא מת!

Question: Why do you think Yosef sent out all the Egyptians before exposing himself to his brothers?

Answer: He wanted to see Yetziat Mitzrayim in his lifetime (OK, that was bad - sorry)

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