JBQ Weekly Quizzes - VA'ERA

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This week's PARSHA is from Exodus (VA'ERA) Chapters 6:2 - 10:1

Questions were prepared by Rabbi Joshua Adler and members of the staff.

1. Why did Moses have to resort to tricks which were mostly duplicated
by the Egyptian magicians ?

2. Why do you think the ages of Moses and Aaron are mentioned ?

3. In what way is Pharaoh not only evil but also irrational ?

4. Why are just the three eldest tribes included in the listing in
Chapter 6 ?

5. What discrepancy is there in Chapter 9:9-10 ?

6. Why does Pharaoh say "the Lord is righteous" (9:27) at the time of
the plague of hail ?