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**Quick Quiz Questions** **From 14 September 2011** 1. What is the chain of tradition of the Mishnah? 2. What does the word Zugot mean? Why were there two? Who were the last of the Zuggot? 3. Who compiled the Mishnah? 4. When was the Mishnah compiled? 5. What does Mishnah mean? 6. What proof is there that there was an oral torah (be specific and give two examples)? 7. What is the language of the Mishnah? 8. Why was the Mishnah written down? 9. What does the word ברייתא baraittot mean? And what are they?
 * Keywords חיִוּב - Chiyuv **
 *  מַעֲשֶׂה - Maaseh **
 * מַחֲלֹקֶת - Machloket **
 * תשובה - Teshuva ** **חצות - Chazot ** **יָצָא - Yatzah ** **לֹא יָצָא – Lo Yatzah ** **תנא קמא – Tanna Kamma ** **פָּטוּר - //Patur// **
 * מֵקֵל - //Meikel// ** ** מַחְמִיר -//Machmir// חָתָן - //Chatan// ** ** מלכות שמים <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">// Malchut Shamayim // ** **לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר** **- l'fi shenemar**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">**From 19th September 2011** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">10. What are the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">11. What are the divisions of a סדר seder called? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">12. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר מועד Seder Moed (or from נשים Nashim, or Zeraim)? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">13. What are the divisions of a פרק perek called? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">14. How do we translate the seder of טהרות Taharot or קדושים Kedoshim or זרעים Zeraim? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">15. What acronym do we use to remember the סדרים orders of the Mishnah?

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; text-align: left;">**From 26th September 2011 - Mishnah Brachot 1:1** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">16. What is the opening question of the Mishnah? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">17. What do all opinions agree on? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">18. What is the Machloket about? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">19. What is Terumah? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">20. Explain what the Ashmura HaRishona (the first watch) is. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">21. How many halachic hours are there at night? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">22. How many halachic hours are there during the day? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">23. Why did the sages bring forward the time that one is allowed to say the evening Shema until. __<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt; text-align: left;">**From 23rd October 2011 - Holiday Special** __ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">24. What activities should a Jew do in their Sukkah? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">25. What makes a Lulav not kosher? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">26. What parts of the body do the Etrog/Lulav/Haddass/Arovot represent? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">27. What is the literal translation of Chol HaMoed? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">28. What extra prayers are said on Chol HaMoed? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">29. Tradionally what types of work are forbidden on Chol HaMoed? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">30. According to the Mishnah during Sukkot when is a person allowed to leave the Sukkah? __**From Nov 21st - Mishnah Brachot 2:3**__ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">31. Which Seder is Mishnah Brachot 2:3 from? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">32. Who has a //machloket// about if you say the Shema but don't hear it? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">33. What is the //machloket// about not hearing the Shema //really// about? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">34. What is an example of saying the shema whilst not being particular about pronunciation of the letters? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">35. What is the law if you said the passukim of the Shema out of order? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">36. What should one do if one skipped over some of the passukim? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">37. Should a deaf person be counted as part of a minyan (you must refer to the Mishnah in order to back up your point)?

__** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">From Dec 18th - Mishnah Brachot 2:5 **__ <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">38. Why is a חָתָן //chatan// excempt from on the first night of marriage? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">39. What new mitzvah does a chatan have when he gets married? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">40. Why is a chatan excempt from saying Shema on the first night of marriage? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">41. In the maasah of Rabban Gamliel and saying the Shema, is he being מַחְמִיר //machmir// or מֵקֵל //meikel//? 42. Why were Rabban Gamliel's students surprised when he got married? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">43. What reason did Rabban Gamliel give for saying the Shema on the first night he got married? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">44. What is the reason that we do infact say the evening shema on the night we get married? __**From Feb 10th - Mishnah Taanit 4:**2__ 45. What do the words לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר mean and refer to? 46. Who was originally meant to serve in the Mishkan/Mikdash? 47. What 'bad thing' did my great great great (x90 approx) grandfather do? 48. What are the three 'types' of Jews? 49. Who was the first ever Kohen? 50. What essential role did the Yisraelim have? 51. Why was the //Korban// //Tamid// given its name? 52. Which days was a korban tamid offered? 53. What name was given to the morning and afternoon tamid offering? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">__**Pesach Fun**__ 54. What 'question' is in the Mishnah that is not in the Hagaddah? On all other nights we eat roasted, cooked and stewed meats, on this night only roasted.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">55. Which 'question' found in the Hagaddah is not found in the Mishnah? On all other nights we eat upright or reclining, on this night only reclining.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">__**Mishnah Taanit 3:8**__ 56. What did Choni first do to get rain? He prayed to G-d [and nothing happened]

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">57. What was Choni's second attempt to get rain? He drew a circle and stood in it, and wouldn't leave until it rained.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">58. What relationship did Choni have with G-d? Father son relationship.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">59. What types of rain did G-d send Choni? First a drizzle, then torrential, then rain of blessing.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">60. How do we know this story took place when there was a Beit MaMikdash? Choni told people to take in their Pesach ovens. These ovens are used for the Korban Pesach which could only have been offered if their was a temple.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">61. Why did Shimon ben Shetach want to excommunicate Choni? He was being arrogant/chutzpah with G-d. - Choni is setting a bad example to the people.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: ArialMT,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">62. Why didn't Shimon ben Shetach excommunicate Choni? Because he had a close relationship with G-d (G-d answered Choni's requests)