Parashat Tzav: Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Tzav! The answers to all of the questions can be found in the parashah.

Parashah Scavenger Hunt שְׁאֵלוֹת הַשָּׁבוּעַ

Welcome to Devash's Parashah Scavenger Hunt for Parashat Tzav!

Aliyah 1 (Vayikra 6:1-11)

What did the כֹּהֵן (kohen, priest) have to do right before taking the דֶּשֶׁן (deshen, ashes) out of the camp?
Which two words in this aliyah make you think of Pesah?

If you cooked a חַטָּאת (hattat, sin offering) in a clay pot, what would you have to do to the pot?
What type of pot could be cleaned and reused after it was used for a חַטָּאת (hattat, sin offering)?

If you were bringing a שְׁלָמִים (shelamim) as a נֶדֶר or נְדָבָה (neder or nedavah, freewill sacrifice)—not as a תּוֹדָה (todah, thanksgiving sacrifice)—how many days did you have to eat the meat?
Which parts of a שְׁלָמִים (shelamim) sacrifice went to the כֹּהֲנִים (kohanim, priests)?

Aliyah 4 (Vayikra 8:1-13)

How many times did Moshe sprinkle oil on the מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar)?
Where did Moshe pour שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה (shemen ha-mish’hah, the annointing oil)?

Aliyah 5 (Vayikra 8:14-21)

What happened to the skin and meat of the bull brought as part of the מִלּוּאִים (milluim, inauguration)?

Aliyah 6 (Vayikra 8:22-29)

On what body parts did Moshe place the blood of the second ram?
What was Moshe’s portion of the ram that was offered as part of the מִלּוּאִים (milluim, inauguration)?

How long did Aharon and his sons have to stay in the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד (ohel mo’ed, tent of meeting)?
What were Aharon and his sons told to do with any leftover meat and bread?

Look anywhere in the parashah to find the answer to these questions!

Can you name all the special pieces of clothing worn by Aharon in our parashah?
How many times does the phrase קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים (kodesh kodashim, holy of holies) appear in our parashah?
What sins in the parashah are punishable by כָּרֵת (karet, being “cut off” from the nation)?

From the Haftarah for Shabbat Hagadol (Malakhi 3:4-3:24)

There will be a big and powerful judgment day, called the Day of God. Who will be sent just before this?

Scroll down to see the answers!

Answers:

Aliyah 1

Change clothes (6:4)
מַצּוֹת (matzot, matzahs) and חָמֵץ (hametz) – these are what we eat on Pesah and what we don’t eat on Pesah (6:9,10)

Aliyah 2

Aliyah 3

Aliyah 4

Aliyah 5

Aliyah 6

The right ears, thumbs, and big toes of the כֹּהֲנִים (kohanim, priests) (8:23-24)
The breast (8:29)

Aliyah 7

From Anywhere in the parashah

There are seven mentioned: כְּתֹנֶת (ketonet, tunic), אַבְנֵט (avnet, sash), מְעִיל (me’il, robe), אֵפוֹד (ephod, vest), חֹשֶׁן (hoshen, breastplate), מִצְנֶפֶת(mitznefet, cap), צִיץ (tzitz, headband) (8:7-9). He also wore an 8th piece of clothing: מִכְנָסַיִם (mikhnasayim, pants) (see Shemot 28:42-43).
Five (6:10, 6:18, 6:22, 7:1, 7:6)
Eating from a שְׁלָמִים (shelamim) when you are טָמֵא (tamei, impure) (7:20-21), eating חֵלֶב (heilev, a kind of fat) from a sacrifice (7:26), eating blood (7:27)

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