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 * Quick Quiz- september 14th**

1. What is the chain of tradition of the Mishnah? From god to moses, from Moses to yehoshua, from yehoshua to zekaniim, zekaniim to the neviim, neviim to great assembly, great assembly to Sanhedrin, Sanhedrin to zugot, zugot to tanaim

2. What does the word Zugot mean? Why were there two? Who were the last of the Zuggot? Zuggot means pairs. There were two because one was the nasi and one was the av beit din. The last two were Hillel and shammai

3. Who compiled the Mishnah? Rabbi Yehudah ha nassin

4. When was the Mishnah compiled? Around 200 b.c.

5. What does Mishnah mean? To repeat

6. What proof is there that there was an oral torah (be specific and give two examples)? Shabbat, teffilin

7. What is the language of the Mishnah? Hebrew and Aramaic

8. Why was the Mishnah written down? After the destruction of the second temple it was illegal to study Torah so they feared it would be forgotten.

9. What does the word ברייתא baraittot mean? And what are they? Baraittot means outsider. They are the commentaries left out of the Mishnah


 * Quick quiz- september 19th**

10. What are the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah? zraiim, moed, nashim,nezekin, kedoshim, tehorot.

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

12. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר מועד Seder Moed (or from נשים Nashim, or Zeraim)? Sukkot, rosh hashanah from moed. Marriage and devorce from nashim. Not mixing seeds and leaving part of your food to the poor zeraim

13. What are the divisions of a פרק perek called? Mishnah or chapter

14. How do we translate the seder of טהרות Taharot or קדושים Kedoshim or זרעים Zeraim? טהרות is cleanliness. קדושים is holy things

15. What acronym do we use to remember the סדרים orders of the Mishnah? זמנ נקט


 * From 26th September 2011 - Mishnah Brachot 1:1**

16. What is the opening question of the Mishnah? When do we say the evening shemah?

17. What do all opinions agree on? From when you can say the Shemah (starting time)

18. What is the Machloket about? Until when can you say the Shemah (the last time)

19. What is Terumah? 1/50 of produce that a yisrael gives to a Cohen

20. Explain what the Ashmura HaRishona (the first watch) is. The first of the 3 watches to guard the temple. (the first 4 halachic hours)

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 keep a person from sinning.

From 23rd October 2011 - Holiday Special

24. What activities should a Jew do in their Sukkah? Eat, sleep, live in it, relax

25. What makes a Lulav not kosher? If the middle leaf is split more than a handbreadth

26. What parts of the body do the Etrog/Lulav/Haddass/Arovot represent? Heart/spine/ eyes/ lips

27. What is the literal translation of Chol HaMoed? Weekdays of the prayers

28. What extra prayers are said on Chol HaMoed? Musaf, hallel

29. Traditionally what types of work are forbidden on Chol HaMoed? Skilled labor, laundry, shaving

30. According to the Mishnah during Sukkot when is a person allowed to leave the Sukkah? When your porridge gets ruined from the rain.