Sheva Kolos Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos Parshas Balak

SHEVA KOLOS
Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos
Parshas Balak

Intended for use prior to each Aliyah so that a child (or anyone) would pay attention

1. First Aliyah
   Who is compared to an ox?
2. Second Aliyah
   Which relative of Balak has a name linguistically related to a relative of Moshe?
3. Third Aliyah
   Who saddled their own donkey?
4. Fourth Aliyah
   Where did Bilaam say he was standing when he stated his first parable?
5. Fifth Aliyah
   Who is compared to a lion and a lion cub?
6. Sixth Aliyah
   Who clapped their hands?
7. Seventh Aliyah
   What weapon is mentioned only in this Parsha in the entire Torah?

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
What is 42 in this week’s Parsha?

Answers

1. First Aliyah
   Moav compares the Jews to an ox licking up its surroundings (22,4)
2. Second Aliyah
   The father of Balak is called Tzipor (22,4) relates to the wife, Tziporah; both mean bird.
3. Third Aliyah
   Bilaam (22,21)
4. Fourth Aliyah
   Standing at the head of rocks and looking at the Jews from hills
5. Fifth Aliyah
   In the blessing that Bilaam gives to the Jews, he refers to them as a lion and a lion cub (24,9)
6. Sixth Aliyah
   Balak claps his hands in anger when hearing Bilaam, for the third time, blessing the Jews instead of cursing them (24,10)
7. Seventh Aliyah
   The spear that Pinchas used to kill Zimri (25,7)

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
Bilaam and Balak brought a total of 42 sacrifices in this Parsha