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Steve
Ky
April 30, 2026
Rabbi,
Another wonderful Parshah summary and quiz.
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David
May 18, 2025
9/9 Reply
Deborah
Lawrence, NJ
May 17, 2025
Dear Rabbi,
I scored 7/9 on this week’s quiz. Questions 2 and 3 were and always difficult for me. But, a very good quiz which covered many facts, customs, and, laws for the Jewish people and non-Jews to follow and or practice.
Peace,
Deborah
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Judith
NYC
May 17, 2025
I found the wording of the two "impure" questions confusing. I had thought a kohen couldn't become impure with the corpses of close family members because he is allowed to be near them, whereas I guess he does become impure but it's allowed. In the other cases he would become impure, but he's not allowed to, so I guess he doesn't. Reply
Raymond
West Hollywood
August 30, 2025
in response to Judith:
I found those questions to be confusing as well, which is partly why I did so poorly on this quiz Reply
Steve
Ky
May 15, 2025
Rabbi,
A good description of a very detailed Parshah.
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norma westurn
Paris, France
May 15, 2025
7/9 not too bad. I learned a lot. Good inspiring lesson Reply
Racheli Muchnik
Oxnard
May 14, 2025
it was very fun and easy loved it for my kids and grampa joe Reply
max
Florida
May 14, 2025
amaziiiiiing! Reply
Ezra ben-Pesach
WOODSTOCK, NY
May 14, 2025
To my eyes the answer given for Question #2 is incorrect! The answer should be "His mother's" rather than the one accredited, "His married sister's". Thank for looking into this! Reply
Eliezer Zalmanov
for Chabad.org
May 15, 2025
in response to Ezra ben-Pesach:
The correct answer is as listed, that a Kohen MAY become impure for his mother, but not for his married sister (see Leviticus 21:2-3). Reply
menucha
Sydney Australia
May 13, 2025
5/9!!! horrible :) Reply
Raymond
West Hollywood
August 30, 2025
in response to menucha:
I did even worse, scoring only 4/9 Reply
Deborah
Lawrence, NJ
May 19, 2024
I scored low on this test and it haunted me the next day. So, I just retook the test without reviewing previous readings or notes. I scored 9/9, because I learned from my mistakes on the difficult Kohen questions. Thank you Rabbi for the quizzes on the weekly readings.
Peace,
Deborah
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Deborah
Lawrence
May 18, 2024
5/9, the Kohen questions made the quiz difficult. But, I learned a lot about them with this quiz. Thank you Rabbi.
Deborah
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David Beerman
Knoxville
May 17, 2025
in response to Deborah :
I'm afraid that I also made the same grade. I too learned a lot from my mistakes. Good shabbos. Reply
Steve
Ky
May 17, 2024
Rabbi,
An interesting Parshah with many rules.
You presented it very well.
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VMS
Five Towns
May 15, 2024
Please recheck the answer to number 2. Reply
Steve
Ky
May 4, 2023
Rabbi,
A very difficult quiz this time, with very specific rules.
A good quiz, though, for learning the overall understanding of the Parshah.
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Tom Willis
Jefferson
May 9, 2020
Humbling, Thanks. Shabbat Shalom! Reply
Susan
NYC
May 8, 2020
After all my studying the exam showed me how much I still didn’t know . This one was very challenging but now I learned a lot ! Reply
James P Howard
Conway
May 7, 2020
Good Exam for learning. Reply
Tom Willis
Jefferson
May 9, 2020
in response to James P Howard:
Right! I missed 3 But now I know. Reply
Dear Rabbi,
I scored 8/9 on this quiz. I got question 3 incorrect due to the tricky wording of the question and the three choices to select from.
But, as always an excellent quiz.