SHEVA KOLOS
Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos
Parshas VeEschanan
Intended for use prior to each Aliyah so that a child (or anyone) would pay attention
- First Aliyah
Question: When are the four directions mentioned?
Answer: When HaShem tells Moshe to look towards Eretz Yisrael (4,27) - Second Aliyah
Question: What pasuk has all the letters of the Alef-Bais?
Answer: (4,34) The only other place in the Torah is Shmos 16,16 - Third Aliyah
Question: Who specified three cities and for what purpose?
Answer: Moshe separated three cities in the East side of the Yarden river for cities of refuge - Fourth Aliyah
Question: What is another name of Har Sinai?
Answer: Chorev (5,2) - Fifth Aliyah
Question: Which pasuk begins and ends with the letter Mem מ?
Answer: (5,26) - Sixth Aliyah
Question: Which word has nine letters?
Answer: סביבותיכם (6.14) - Seventh Aliyah
Question: When HaShem selected the Jewish people, what did He call us?
Answer: עם סגולה treasured people (7,6)
PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
Who am I? I appear four times in the Torah; I am a Mitzvah; I am in this Parsha?
Answer: You should tell your child (6,21); repeated four times for a response to different types of children