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Quick Quiz - Sept 14th 2011

1. What is the chain of tradition of the Mishnah? To pass down from generation to generation

2. What does the word Zugot mean? Why were there two? Who were the last of the Zuggot? Pairs, Hillel and Shammai, Nasir and Beit Din

3. Who compiled the Mishnah? Rabbi Yehoudah HaNasi

4. When was the Mishnah compiled? around 200 CE

5. What does Mishnah mean? to repeat

6. What proof is there that there was an oral torah (be specific and give two examples)? Oral Torah, deeper explanation of Torah. Oral talks about details about Shan at / tefillin that Torah doesn't.

7. What is the language of the Mishnah?

8. Why was the Mishnah written down? After destruction of 2nd temple, people spread, and needed a way to teach people Torah.

9. What does the word ברייתא baraittot mean? And what are they? Out sider, tanatic statements left out the Mishnah.

Quick Quick: September 19 2011

10. What are the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah? זרעים - seeds מועד - holidays נשים - women / laws of marriage and divorce נזיקין - damages קודשים - holy things טהרות - purity / impurity

11. What are the divisions of a סדר seder called? מסכת

12. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר מועד Seder Moed (or from נשים Nashim, or ברכות Brachot)? Two examples of laws- Yom kippur, Rosh Hashanah

13. What are the divisions of a פרק perek called? משנה

14. How do we translate the seder of טהרות Taharot or קדושים Kedoshim or זרעים Zeraim? Teharot- purities Kodeshim- holy things Zeraim- seeds

15. What acronym do we use to remember the סדרים orders of the Mishnah? ZeMaN NeKaT

Quick Quiz- Sept 22nd

16. What are the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah? * List them in order (3 points total Zerraim Moed Nashim Nezekim Kodosheim Taharot

17. What are the divisions of a סדר seder called? מסכת

18. What are the divisions of a פרק perek called? * משנה

19. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר מועד Seder Moed * Moed - Holidays Rosh Hasanah and Yom Kippur

20. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר נשים Nashim * Nezekim - Women A marrige certificate and a get (divorce)

21. How do we translate the seder of זרעים Zeraim? * Seeds

22. When was the Mishnah compiled? * Around 200 CE by rabbi Yehoudah hanasi

23. What proof is there that there was an oral torah (be specific and give two examples)? * The oral Torah has deeper explanations that the written Torah doesn't have. Oral Torah describes the rules of shabbat and tefillin. The written doesn't describe the rules of these things

Quick Quiz- September 26th

16. What is the opening question of the Mishnah? When do we say the shema at night

17. What do all opinions agree on? When we can start to say the shema at night.

18. What is the Machloket about? When is the last time you can say the shema.

19. What is Terumah? the 1/50th of a persons food given to the kohanim that they eat.

20. Explain what the Ashmura HaRishona (the first watch) is. The first of three shifts that a group guards the temple.

21. How many halachic hours are there at night? 12 22. How many halachic hours are there during the day? 12 23. Why did the sages bring forward the time that one is allowed to say the evening Shema until. To distance a person from sinning.

Quick Quiz- October 23

24. What activities should a Jew do in their Sukkah? Sleep, eat, relax. Treat it as your home. 25. What makes a Lulav not kosher? The top leaf is split more than a tefach (handbreadth). 26. What parts of the body do the Etrog/Lulav/Haddass/Arovot represent? The etrog is the heart, the lulav is the spine, the Aravot are the lips/mouth, hadassahnis the eyes. 27. What is the literal translation of Chol HaMoed? Weekday of a festival. 28. What extra prayers are said on Chol HaMoed? Hallel and musaf 29. Tradionally what types of work are forbidden on Chol HaMoed? Skillful work, and laundry and shaving. 30. According to the Mishnah during Sukkot when is a person allowed to leave the Sukkah? When it rains enough to ruin your porridge.

Quick Quiz Questions- Oct 24th

Keywords חיִוּב - Chiyuv (an obligation) מַעֲשֶׂה - Maaseh (A story) מַחֲלֹקֶת - Machloket (an argument)

תשובה - Teshuva (repentance) חצות - Chazot (midnight, midday)

From Nov 21st - Mishnah Brachot 2:3

New keywords: יָצָא לֹא יָצָא תנא קמא

Translate the following words: (chiyuv, machloket, chatzot, yatzah, tanna kamma) תנא קמא יָצָא חצות מַחֲלֹקֶת חיִוּב * Please list your translations in the following order as they appear in the list above. This question is worth 5 points. Chiyuv- obligation Machloket- argument/disagreement Chatzot-midnight or midday Yatzah- fulfilled the obligation Tanna Kamma- the sages who are not specifically mentioned by name in the Mishnah

Which Seder is Mishnah Brachot 2:3 from? * Zeraim

Who has a machloket about if you say the Shema but don't hear it? * The Sages and Rabbi Yehuda Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yosi Tanna Kamma and the Sages Hillel and Shammai Tanna Kamma and Rabbi Yosi

Explain what the machloket about not hearing the Shema is really about? * The question is NOT asking you to describe the machloket, but is asking you to explain WHY each side thinks the way they do. The disagreement is really about the definition of the word "shema." The Tanna Kamma believe that the word means understand, therefore they do not think you must hear it when you read the shema. Rabbi Yosi thinks the word means "hear" so he believes you must be able to hear the words when you read them.

What is an example of saying the shema whilst not being particular about pronunciation of the letters? * על לבבך

Should a deaf person be counted as part of a minyan (you must refer to the Mishnah in order to back up your point)? Note: you must refer to the Mishnah in order to back up your point!!. This questions is work 2 points. Yes, because I agree with the Tanna Kamma, because they believe you only need to understand, you do not need to hear what is said in the minyan.

What acronym do we use to remember the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah? * Hebrew or English is fine. ZeMaN NaKaT

What are the divisions of a סדר seder called? * A masechet

When was the Mishnah compiled? * 180 c.e

Why was the Mishnah written down? * It was written down because Jews were spreading all over the world, and they didn't want to lose their tradition, so Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi wrote it all down.

What is Terumah? * 1/50th of a Israelites produce that is given to the kohanim because they do not have land.

From Dec 18th - Mishnah Brachot 2:5 New words: פָּטוּר Patur - exempt מֵקֵל Meikel - lenient מַחְמִיר Machmir- strictl rחָתָן Chatan - groom מלכות שמים Malchut Shamayim - kingdom of heaven

38. Why is a חָתָן chatan excempt from on the first night of marriage? - A groom is exempt from saying shema on the first night of marriage 39. What new mitzvah does a chatan have when he gets married? - Peru U'revu (going forth and multiplying) 40. Why is a chatan excempt from saying Shema on the first night of marriage? - he is preoccupied (distracted) with the mitzvah of procreating (can't focus on two mitzvot at once) 41. In the maasah of Rabban Gamliel and saying the Shema, is he being מַחְמִיר machmir or מֵקֵל meikel? - Machmir (he is doing both mitzvot when he need not to) 42. Why were Rabban Gamliel's students surprised when he got married? - He said shema on the first night of his marriage when he said not to. 43. What reason did Rabban Gamliel give for saying the Shema on the first night he got married? - He could not seperate himself from thekingdom of heaven. 44. What is the reason that we do infact say the evening shema on the night we get married? - Weare not as spiritually connected today so we aren't even able to focus on the mitzvah of Peru U'revu properly. Therefore we are not exempt from saying the shema.