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Parashat Shemini, Para 5765
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Questions on the Daf:

     Read Rav Elon's introductory D'var Torah.

1.  About which animals does the Torah tell us first, the kosher
     or the non-kosher?

2.  What is the Torah teaching us by putting the laws in this order?

3.  When Hashem spoke to Adam and Chava he first told them
     what was permissible and only then what was forbidden.
     What was allowed and what was forbidden to them?

Now read the story, “Missing Grandpa.”

4.  What did the teacher say when she heard that
     Gadi's Grandfather had died?

5.  What example did Gadi give to explain how much his grandfather
     had cared about other people?

6.  Why did Aharon not complain after his two sons died?

Now look elsewhere in the Daf to find answers to the following questions.

7.  Read through the "Questions and Answers" section.
     What is the real reason for keeping the mitzvot of kashrut?

8.  When we say a bracha on a fruit why do we say "Who creates the fruit
     of the tree" instead of "Who created..."? 

9.  What must we have in mind as we say the first line of Shema?

10.  Who was the father of Rabbi Yaakov Emden?

11.  Do we need to check fruit for bugs with a microscope?

12.  Change the wording of the following sentence to make it correct:
       "The Torah tells us the signs on animals and fish
       that make them kosher."

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