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Keywords Obligation - Chiyuv - חיוב מַעֲשֶׂה - a story -Maaseh מַחֲלֹקֶת - A disagreement- Machloket תשובה - repentance- Teshuva חצות - midnight- Chazot

Quick Quiz- september 14th
1. What is the chain of tradition of the Mishnah? From god to moses, from Moses to 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 c.e.

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? מmasechet or tractate

12. Give two examples of a halacha from Seder Moed (or from 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.

From Nov 21st - Mishnah Brachot 2:3
New keywords: יָצָא - fulfilled (ones obligations) לֹא יָצָא- not fulfilled תנא קמא- anonymouse voices of the Mishnah

31. Which Seder is Mishnah Brachot 2:3 from? Zeraim

32. Who has a machloket about if you say the Shema but don't hear it? Rabbi yosi and the Tanna Kammah

33. What is the machloket about not hearing the Shema really about? Whether the word 'Shemah' means 'hear' or 'understand'

34. What is an example of saying the shema whilst not being particular about pronunciation of the letters? בכל לבבך

35. What is the law if you said the passukim of the Shema out of order? If it is not If Order then one has not fulfilled their obligation

36. What should one do if one skipped over some of the passukim? He should return to the place that they skipped.

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)? Yes because as the Tanna Kammah thinks Shemah means 'understand' (I.e. you don't have to hear it) Or no because rabbi yosi thinks that the Shemah means 'hear' (I.e. you have to hear it)

From December 18th - Mishnah Brachot 2:5
פָּטוּר- Patur- exempt מֵקֵל -Meikel- lenient מַחְמִיר -Machmir- strict חָתָן -Chatan- groom מלכות שמים - Malchut Shamayim- kingdom of heaven

38. What is a חָתָן chatan excempt from on the first night of marriage? Saying the Shemah

39. What new mitzvah does a chatan have when he gets married? Peru urevu, (marital relations)

40. Why is a chatan excempt from saying Shema on the first night of marriage? He is involved in one mitzvah so he is exempt from the other mitzvah (cannot concentrate on both)

41. In the maasah of Rabban Gamliel and saying the Shema, is he being מַחְמִיר machmir or מֵקֵל meikel? He is מחמיר because he was exempt from saying the Shemah but he obligated himself to say it anyways.

42. Why were Rabban Gamliel's students surprised when he got married? Because he told his students that they didn't have to say the Shemah but he said it.

43. What reason did Rabban Gamliel give for saying the Shema on the first night he got married? Because he couldn't separate himself from the kingdom of heaven.

44. What is the reason that we do in fact say the evening shemah on the night we get married? Since we find it hard to focus on one mitzvah (Peru urevu), we are not exempt from the other mitzvah (saying the Shemah)