‫בס"ד‬

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Shabbat comes in at

Shabbat goes out at

4.51pm

5.56pm Shabbat: 11 February 2017 – 15 Shevat 5777

‫ פָּ ָר ַשׁת בְּ ַשׁלַח‬- Parashat Beshalach Parasha Focus: Acknowledging Hashem ‫ ִה ְננִ י ַמ ְמ ִטיר ָלכֶם לֶחֶ ם ִמן הַ ָשׁמַ יִ ם וְ יָצָ א הָ עָ ם וְ ל ְָקטוּ ְדבַ ר־יוֹם בְּ יוֹמוֹ לְ מַ עַ ן אֲ נַסֶ נוּ‬... )‫ פסוק ד‬,‫ (פרק טז‬... ‫תוֹר ִתי ִאם ֹלא‬ ָ ְ‫הֲ ֵילְֵך בּ‬ “Behold I will cause bread to ‘rain’ down for you from the Heavens, and the people should go out and collect a daily portion each day, in order that I will test (the people) if the will go with My Torah or not . . .” (Shemot 16:4)

RASHI ON: A daily portion each day: That which was needed each day they should collect, and they should not collect today for tomorrow.

As a response to ‫יִ ְשׂ ָראֵ ל‬-‫'בְּ נֵי‬s complaint about lack of food in the desert, '‫ ה‬gave them the ‫ְשׂלָו‬ (Slav), which is a kind of bird, which came down in the evening, and the ‫( מָ ן‬Mun). The ‫ מָ ן‬was a special food which was delivered daily from Heaven every morning and was covered with dew. ‫יִ ְשׂ ָראֵ ל‬-‫ בְּ נֵי‬were commanded to gather each day only the amount of ‫ מָ ן‬each person needed for that day. If anyone collected more than they needed it would rot away before the next ‫ מָ ן‬came down. Only on Friday were they allowed to collect a double amount of ‫ מָ ן‬for ‫ ַשׁבָּ ת‬as well. This is where the Halacha to have two challot under a cloth and on top of a board comes from. A layer of dew fell in the morning on the ground, then ‘‫ ה‬sent the ‫מָ ן‬, after which ‘‫ ה‬sent another layer of dew, to keep the ‫ מָ ן‬fresh until it was collected by each person. That is why we have the ‫חַ לָה‬ (Challah) cloth and the ‫ חַ לָה‬board. All these laws regarding the ‫ מָ ן‬were a test for ‫יִ ְשׂ ָראֵ ל‬-‫בְּ נֵי‬ to see if they trusted '‫ ה‬enough to realise that He was going to supply them with ‫ מָ ן‬each day without them having to keep supplies for future days. ‫מ ֶֹשׁה‬ ֹ was commanded by '‫ ה‬to keep a portion of ‫ מָ ן‬as a testimony to the fact that '‫ ה‬always looks after us and supplies us with our needs. This ‫ ַשׁבָּ ת‬is known as ‫ירה‬ ָ ‫ ַשׁבָּ ת ִשׁ‬- the 'Shabbat of Song' as the ‫ בְּ נֵי יִ ְשׂ ָראֵ ל‬sang to '‫ ה‬after they had successfully crossed the ‫( יַם סוּף‬Yam Suf). This Shabbat is Tu B’Shevat – The New Year for Trees.

‫בס"ד‬

‫ ִהנְ נִי מַ ְמ ִטיר ָל ֶכם לֶחֶ ם ִמן הַ ָשׁמַ יִ ם וְ יָצָ א הָ עָ ם וְ ל ְָקטוּ ְדבַ ר־יוֹם בְּ יוֹמוֹ לְ מַ עַ ן אֲ נ ֶַסנוּ‬... )‫ פסוק ד‬,‫ (פרק טז‬... ‫תוֹר ִתי ִאם ֹלא‬ ָ ְ‫הֲ ֵילְֵך בּ‬

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Writing - ‫ כְּ ִתיבָ ה‬- Copy the pasuk above into script

_______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (Extra Challenge – copy the Rashi into script: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Comprehension - ‫הַ בָ נַת הַ נִ ְק ָרא‬ 2.

Why did '‫ ה‬send the ‫?מָ ן‬

_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which of the ‫ ִמ ְצווֹת ַשׁבָּ ת‬do we learn about from the ‫ ?מָ ן‬Explain how we learn about them. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did '‫ ה‬want to achieve by giving the laws regarding the ‫?מָ ן‬ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Go and Learn - ‫וּלְ מַ ד‬

‫צֵ א‬

5. Which prophetess do we read about in this week’s Haftarah and what is the connection between this haftarah and the parasha of Beshalach? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

Name......................................... Class........... Signature of parent..................................................