Sheva Kolos – Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos
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Sheva Kolos – Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos

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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

  1. First Aliyah: When are the four directions mentioned?
  2. Second Aliyah: What pasuk has all the letters of the Alef-Bais?
  3. Third Aliyah: Who specified three cities and for what purpose?
  4. Fourth Aliyah: What is another name of Har Sinai?
  5. Fifth Aliyah: Which pasuk begins and ends with the letter Mem מ?
  6. Sixth Aliyah: Which word has nine letters?
  7. Seventh Aliyah: When HaShem selected the Jewish people, what did He call us?

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
Who am I? I appear four times in the Torah; I am a Mitzvah; I am in this Parsha?

Seven Answers for Seven Aliyos

  1. When HaShem tells Moshe to look towards Eretz Yisrael (4,27)
  2. (4,34) The only other place in the Torah is Shmos 16,16)
  3. Moshe separated three cities in the East side of the Yarden river for cities of refuge
  4. Chorev (5,2)
  5. (5,26)
  6. סביבותיכם (6.14)
  7. עם סגולה treasured people (7,6)

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
You should tell your child (6,21); repeated four times for a response to different types of children

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

  1. First Aliyah: When are the four directions mentioned?
  2. Second Aliyah: What pasuk has all the letters of the Alef-Bais?
  3. Third Aliyah: Who specified three cities and for what purpose?
  4. Fourth Aliyah: What is another name of Har Sinai?
  5. Fifth Aliyah: Which pasuk begins and ends with the letter Mem מ?
  6. Sixth Aliyah: Which word has nine letters?
  7. Seventh Aliyah: When HaShem selected the Jewish people, what did He call us?

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
Who am I? I appear four times in the Torah; I am a Mitzvah; I am in this Parsha?

Seven Answers for Seven Aliyos

  1. When HaShem tells Moshe to look towards Eretz Yisrael (4,27)
  2. (4,34) The only other place in the Torah is Shmos 16,16)
  3. Moshe separated three cities in the East side of the Yarden river for cities of refuge
  4. Chorev (5,2)
  5. (5,26)
  6. סביבותיכם (6.14)
  7. עם סגולה treasured people (7,6)

PARSHA QUESTION BEFORE MAFTIR?
You should tell your child (6,21); repeated four times for a response to different types of children

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