Parsha discussion

1. Why are the laws of damages to servants interrupted? 2.  Why are the laws of damaging animals interrupted? 3. 22:30 What is the relevance of being described as אנשי קדש in the context ? 4. What was the role of יהושע when משה ascended הר סיני?

1. Why are the boys referred to only as children of ציפורה and not of משה? 2. What was the expectation of a judicial system before the suggestion of יתרו? 3. Where was משה at the time of מתן תורה? The פסוקים seem to place him with the people, but other sources indicate he was on הר סיני 4. What is the meaning of the link between a מזבח and the blessing of הקב״ה?

1. Second half of 13:18 and all of 13:19 relate to the nature of the exodus, and would appear to be a better fit for the latter part of chapter 12. Why are they moved to here? 2. When was the complaint of 14:12 made? 3. If the Egyptians had already recognized their mistake in chasing בני ישראל, why was it necessary for the sea to be closed on them? 4. When was 16:35 written?

1. Why does משה pray for the ending of ארבה without an explicit promise from פרעה that he will free the Jews? In previous cases this had been done 2. 11:4 Why aren’t we told explicitly who משה was taking to? 3. Where does משה know that the blood should be sprinkled using an אגודת אזוב? 4. Why the double mention of תפילין?

1. 6:13 why the repeated command? 2. Why does אהרן turn his staff into a תנין before being asked to by פרעה, despite a command to the contrary? 3. In the plagues of דם & צפרדע, why is there not an explicit mention that the Jews were not affected? 4. We see the concept of “tomorrow” appearing in many of the מכות. What is the meaning?