December 20, 2013
‫פרשת השבוע‬
‫שמות‬
Candle Lighting
4:12
The New ‫פרעה‬
After all of the children of Yaakov died, the story of our enslavement and redemption begins. In Sefer
Shemot perek aleph pasuk chet it says .‫ ויקם מלך חדש על מצרים אשר לא ידע את יוסף‬-translated it reads, “a new
king arose over Egypt who didn’t know Yosef.” This pasuk intrigues me and leads me to question was there
actually a new king who didn’t know Yosef?
Rashi offers two answers to my query. Rashi’s first answer is that there was actually a new king of Egypt who
knew nothing about Yosef and what he did for Egypt. The second opinion understands the words to say that there
was not a new king. The opinion is that the king just started to make some new decrees.
The ‫ כלי יקר‬offers another solution to my question about the pasuk. He says that there was a rebellion in Egypt.
The rebellion led to the old king being overthrown and a new king assuming control. This new king knew nothing
about Yosef and what he accomplished for Egypt.
Whether you agree with one of Rashi’s opinions or the ‫ כלי יקר‬it does not matter. Beneath all the answers there is
a vital lesson which we can learn from this. Bnei Yisrael were happy, comfortable, and satisfied in Egypt. We can
see that from the fact that even when the famine was over, they didn’t return to Israel. The Jews were happy in
galut and were not yearning for the land of Israel. Things can always change for Jews. We were in Spain since the
8th century but were kicked out in in the year 1492. We should learn from this that we should always want to be in
Israel and prefer Israel to Galut. When given the chance, we should go to Israel as soon as we can.
Shabbat Shalom,
Naftali Kruman
Grades 1 and 2
1.What was Pharaoh afraid the Jewish people might do as their population grew ?(1:9-10)
2. What happened to the Jewish people’s population when Pharaoh made them slaves? (1:12)
3. What did Moshe’s mother and sister do to save his life? (2:3-4)
4. Moshe grew up in the palace. When he was older he went outside the palace to see how the Jewish people were doing.
What did he see? And what did he do? (2:11-12)
5. Where did G-d speak to Moshe for the first time? (3:2-4)
6. What 3 miracles did G-d give Moshe to prove to the Jewish people that he was a messenger from G-d? (4:3-9)
Grades 3-5
1. What was Pharaoh's plan to slow down the population growth of the Jewish people? (1:11– 14)
2. What did Pharaoh tell the midwives in Egypt to do to the Jewish people? (1:15-16) Did they listen to Pharaoh? (1:17)
3. Moshe grew up in the palace. When he was older he went outside the palace to see how the Jewish people were doing. What did he see?
And what did he do? (2:11-12)
4. Pharaoh was chasing Moshe. To where did Moshe flee? Who was in charge of this land? (2:15-18)
5. In the first meeting between Moshe, Aharon and Pharaoh, what did they ask of Pharaoh? (5:3)
6. Why did Moshe claim that he was not the right man for the message? (4:10)
7. What was the result of the first meeting that Moshe and Aaron had with Pharaoh? (5:2-8)
Sun ., Dec. 22
Chagigat Hachumash 2C and 2D
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Tues. Dec. 24
3:20 p.m. MS dismissal
Weds., Dec. 25
Middle School Yom Iyun
No ECD/Lower School Sessions
Sat., Dec. 28
YPAA Supper Quiz
PARNAS HAYOM
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in memory of or in honor of a
specific person or persons. The dedication will be
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campus on the date you have chosen.
Thank you to the recent sponsors of the The Iankol &
Sheindel Lidagoster and Mark Lidagoster (Class of
1977) Memorial Parnas Hayom Program
Debra & Glenn Sobel, in memory of Hy Moldawer
Mon., Dec. 30
Faculty Meeting, Regular dismissal
Tues. Dec. 31
3:20 p.m. MS dismissal
Weds., Jan. 1, 2014
New Year's Day, No Sessions
Thurs. Jan. 2
Rosh Chodesh Shvat, Blue and White Day
Sat. Jan. 4
Pre-K Havdallah night
Sat. Jan. 11
Yavneh Academy Annual Dinner
Weds. Jan. 15
3:20 p.m. MS dismissal
Thurs. Jan. 16
Tu B'shvat
LOST AND FOUND
Our lost and found box
is located in the
cafeteria. Please
remember to label all
your children’s
belonging so they can
be returned!
Thank you!
The Danishefsky Family in loving memory of Philip's
sister Shaina Mindel bat Rav Yechiel Hillel, Shele Covlin
A"H, on her yahrzeit
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