Parashat Pekudei 3/4/11
Dear Parents,
This has been a very busy week for us! We are close to finishing Parashat VaYetzei so stay tuned for news about our Siyum. We also started learning the various laws and customs around the holiday of Purim. Please remind your child to bring a funny, crazy hat to wear on Monday since Monday is Rosh Chodesh Adar II. When Adar comes we do fun things to make us even happier then we are the rest of the year! Here are some questions you can ask your child this Shabbat:
1. What did Yaakov do after he became wealthy with the sheep of Lavan? (He packed up and left without telling Lavan he was going.)
2. Why did he run away without telling Lavan? (He was afraid that Lavan would force him to stay.)
3. What did Rachel do before they left? (She stole the idols of Lavan)
4. Why did Rachel do this? (She wanted to keep Lavan from worshiping idols.)
5. Where did Yaakov go? (Har Gilad)
6. How many days was it before Lavan found out that Yaakov had run away? (3 days)
7. How many days did it take Lavan to catch up? (7 days)
8. What did Hashem do when Lavan reached Har Gilad? (He appeared to him in a dream and told him not to speak good or bad to Yaakov.)
9. Summarize what Lavan said to Yaakov when he met him there? (Lavan asked him why he ran away taking his daughters and children like captives when he would have sent him away with song and joy. He prevented him from even being able to kiss his family goodbye. He also said that he had the power to hurt him if it wouldn’t have been for Hashem telling him not to hurt him! Also, why did he steal his idols from him?)
Shabbat Shalom!