About a year ago, most of the world began a 15-day lockdown, and people were looking for reasons to smile.
Then one jolly Friday afternoon, Silly Parsha Questions began popping up in people’s email inboxes. And the smiling began. Laughing, actually!
Silly Parsha Questions, created by Shliach Rabbi Mottel Friedman of S. Paul, Minnesota, is pretty much what it sounds like – a printable page of questions on the weekly parsha – but with silly, and sometimes hilarious, multiple choice answers.
The response to the weekly page was fantabulous! It brought much-needed joy and smiles to people’s homes, and it got everyone to look forward to parsha question time!
Here are some samples of the feedback for the Silly Parsha Questions:
Yossi F. from Hallandale Beach, FL said, “Thank you so much for sending these! My Shabbos meal has never been so fun!”
Ushy B. said, “I cannot tell you how much we appreciate the silly parsha questions. They are so amazing! I guess I just told you…”
Don T. said, “What a great way to teach the parsha and keep the kids interested. It makes a huge difference. Yuge!”
Chanaleh R. said, “My whole family was laughing out loud! And we actually love tofu!”
Minnie Vahn said, “I think I got this email by accident. I did not understand one word.”
Yechiel Michel Refoel Menachem said, “Fun?! Feh! Parsha questions are a serious thing!”
And now, after a year of being sent to an exclusive group, the Silly Parsha Questions, along with an exciting parsha poem, are available for everyone!
You can subscribe to get them both emailed to you weekly by signing up at www.torahpoems.com.
Do it now, before it rains.
thank you Mottel!! Silly Parsha Questions bring joy and laughter to our Shabbos meal.
GO MUSHKAAA!!! Now we know where u got ur hilarious ness from :))))
Shes the funniest!!!
His brother benny friedman is also a hilarious guy! These are probably gonna be awesome. I’m signing up now!
My children (and I) enjoy these a lot. Very funny! Thank you.
Hilarious and educational. Does it better than that?
We print there every week and they are a hit each time! And our son’s Rebbi sends them home with him but we still print them just in case! They are a great way to have fun and laughter at the table while discussing the parsha.
I don’t see why tofu needs to be made fun of every week. It’s like an obsession. It’s almost like “don’t eat tofu!” Is this meant to preach to us, or to be funny?
But I still get a huge kick out of it every time he makes a “don’t eat tofu” joke. You gotta take these things with a grain of salt, my friend
(much like tofu. Boom!!)
These are so funny. My kiddies love them so much.
Like snapple, these questions are made from the best stuff on earth.
-M.L.
I don’t remember the last time my kids looked forward so eagerly to our Shabbos meal. Thank you thank you
Thank you so much for halarious Parsha questions!
It don’t get better than Mottel Friedman! Funny, thought-provoking, and good looking. And the parsha questions and poems are pretty good too! 😛
Thank you Mottel.
We use them at our Shabbos table and I use them in my classroom! Good for almost all ages. Thank you and shkoyach!
Love the questions. My family always looks forward to wednsday! Thank You
Thank you to the makers of this parsha questions. We love them alot!
My kids look for his regulars in the poem and questions every week! Mr Stevens, Dr Pepper, iPad dsi Wii U 10,000c tofu, animal crackers, the list is hilarious! These are such a fun contribution to the Shabbos meal and keep the kids at the table a little longer.
My kids look forward to this every week! And it’s entertaining for the grown ups at the table too!
This is the highlight at our Shabbos table!
And everyone loves them from oldest to youngest!
We love these funny parsha questions!!
Shabbos Zmiros and fun Parsha questions.
That’s a Shabbos table I’d like to be part of.
Chazak Mottel.
Is genius. Gives enough time to give them out in schools and stuff.
These are the most entertaining questions and poems…so great to share at shabbos table
These are amazingly hilarious!
Thank you rabbi Friedman!
These are hilarious!! We love them.
It’s true. I did. They are truly funny. Fridmans are so funny and talented and great.
We LOVE these parsha questions. My kids all laugh out loud, from the oldest to the youngest.
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I envy everyone that Rabbi Mottel teaches and just as importantly the parents of the kids he teaches.
Great job! 👍
We live in a small town with few frum kids. When my kids have shabbos guests, they always advise them to “wait until we get to the Parsha questions! It’s gonna be great!”
Thank you Rabbi Mottel Friedman
Let’s ko-mets! Haha!
Such a cute idea to sneak the name of the sponsor into the content.
Makes the birthday boy/girl feel like a million bucks!
tonz of work and effort is being put into these hilarious parsha poems and questions. if you subscribe- which i’m sure you already did, then you will be happier, your family will be happier, our family will be happier and even more, my father- the reason behind all your laughter will be so very, very happy!
-thanks an advance
we love ya, we owe ya!
This comment made my eyes well up. Love love love it!
Event the article gives you an idea of how fun and funny these questions are 😀