Ki Sisa filled out study guide. Thought this might help. Answered all but 2.

1. What was the purpose of giving half a shekel? (there is more than one)
A: To give Hashem atonement for his soul so there will not be a plague among them while being counted. Also, it shall be a remembrance before Hashem for the Children of Israel, to atone for our souls.
2. What was the purpose of the כיור?
A: For washing, it’s between the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron and his sons will wash from here.
3. What was done with the anointing oil?
A: Moshe anointed the Tent of Meeting and the Ark of the Testimonial tablets; the table and its utensils, the menorah and its utensils, and the Incense Altar, The elevation offering and utensils, and the laver and its base. This should all be the holy of the holies and whatever touches them becomes holy.
4. What is the punishment for making this anointing oil for a secular purpose?
A: Karais( Cut off from nation)
5. What has a similar law?
A: intentionally violating a Mitzvah from G-D
6. Who were the builders of the mishkan?
A: Ahaliav the son of Achisamach, Betzalel, and every wise-hearted person.
7. How did they know what to do?
A: Hashem gave Betzalel a godly spirit.
8. What were they required to build or make?
A: the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimonial tablets and its cover, and all the utensils of the tent, the table, menorah, Incense altar, elevation offering, and the laver and its base and the vestements and the incense and oil.
9. What is the purpose of Shabbat?
A: It’s a sign between us and g-d to show that he’s the one who is holy and that he made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested.
10. What is the punishment for desecrating shabbat intentionally?
A: Karais
11. What is the אות that is involved in Shabbat?

12. Is the חטא העגל considered עבודה זרה? Prove!

13. Who designed and built the golden calf? After it was built, what did the people say about it?
A: Aaron, they said this is your g-d, O Israel which brought you up from the land of Egypt.
14. What was it made from?
A: Rings of gold.
15. How did Moshe find out about the עגל?
A: g-d tells him
16. What would God like to do to the Israelites?
A: annihilate them.
17. What were Moshe’s arguments to deter God from carrying out his plan?
A: Why would you want to do this to the people that you took out of Egypt already? He also asks g-d, do you want other nations to think you took them out with evil intent and to kill them in the mountains and erase them from the face of the earth? Moshe also reminds g-d of the promise he made to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov which was to multiply their offspring.
18. What did Moshe do with the עגל?
A: Burned it, ground it to a powder, and sprinkled it in water.
19. Describe the whole חטא העגל story.
A: The Israellites say to Aaron, make us a g-d that will go before us, So Aaron said, who has gold? They all removed the golden jewelry and threw it into the fire. It turned into a Golden Calf.
20. Why did God say he couldn’t stay in the midst of the Israelites?
A: B/c they have become corrupt and because they have strayed quickly from the way Hashem commanded them.
21. When it came time to declare who was on the side of Hashem, Moshe called out for them to come over to him. Who came and what were they told to do?
A: The Levites and they were told to put their swords on their thighs and pass back and forth from gate to gate in the camp and let every man kill his brother. 3000 fell that day.
22. After the חטא העגל, the Israelites were upset with God’s punishment. Why?
A: B/c he originally said he won’t punish them and then he gives them plagues.
23. How did Hashem speak with Moshe?
A: Face to Face, in a cloud.
24. Moshe pleads with God for several things in this parasha. What are they?
A: 1. To not punish the Israelites for the sin.2. To help him get out of Egypt.
25. What should the Israelites do when they arrive in the promised land?
A: break apart their altars, smash pillars, and cut down their sacred trees.
26. Why should they do this?
A: B/c g-d doesn’t want them to prostrate themselves to an alien god.
27. What needs to happen 3 times a year?
A: All males should appear before g-d, and G-d will expand their boundaries and no man will covet their land.
28. What was the purpose of the face covering for Moshe?
A: In order to protect the radiance on his face.