SHEVA KOLOS
Seven Answers for Seven Aliyos
Parshas Bechokasai
Intended for use prior to each Aliyah so that a child (or anyone) would pay attention
First Aliyah
When does HaShem promise the rain if the Jews does Mitzvos?
Give rains in their (beneficial) time (26,4)
Second Aliyah
Which object is mentioned in three consecutive pesukim?
“sword” (26:6-8)
Third Aliyah
Which word and its antonym (opposite) appear in the same verse?
The word "old" and its antonym "new" both appear in (26,10)
Fourth Aliyah
What does the word “erech” mean?
valuation
Fifth Aliyah
What three-letter verb occurs four times in two pesukim (sometimes with an extra letter)?
גאל (27,19-20)
Sixth Aliyah
How much is the value of a shekel?
Twenty Gera (27,25)
Seventh Aliyah
What is a condition to an animal becoming tithed?
Pass under the staff (27,32)
PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
In which context is the number 10 mentioned in this Parsha (3 answers)?
1. 10 women will have to bake bread in one oven (26,26)
2. One who promises to give the Temple treasury the value of a female between the ages of 5-20, or above 60, must donate 10 shekels (27:4,7)
3. a farmer counts his newborn animals as they pass under his staff, giving every tenth animal as a tithe (27,32)
