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Keywords חיִוּב - Chiyuv- obligation מַעֲשֶׂה - story- Maaseh מַחֲלֹקֶת - Machloket- argument

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

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?


 * Zugot means partner.**

3. Who compiled the Mishnah?


 * Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi**

4. When was the Mishnah compiled?


 * 200 BC**

5. What does Mishnah mean?


 * Repeat**

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


 * Shabbat laws and teffilon and kosher laws- without them we wouldn't know what to do and how to do it and what it is.**

7. What is the language of the Mishnah?


 * Hebrew and Aramaic**

8. Why was the Mishnah written down?


 * The destruction of the second temple and roman prosecution. They were scared they would forget it**

9. What does the word ברייתא baraittot mean? And what are they?


 * It means outsider, they are things left out of the Mishnah**

From 19th September 2011

10. What are the סדרים (orders) of the Mishnah?


 * Zeraim-seeds**
 * Moed- times**
 * Nashim- wives**
 * Nezikin- damages**
 * Kodashim- holiness**
 * Toharot- purity**

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


 * Masechet or tractate**

12. Give two examples of a halacha from סדר מועד Seder Moed (or from נשים Nashim, or Zeraim)?


 * Zeriam- Sharing food with others, not planting 2 different crops together.**
 * Moed- Passover, Purim, yom kippur**
 * Nashim- Marriage and divorce**

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


 * Pasuk**

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


 * Zeraim- seeds**
 * Kodashim- holy things**
 * Taharot- purity**

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


 * ZeMaN NaKaT**

From 26th September 2011 - Mishnah Brachot 1:1

16. What is the opening question of the Mishnah?


 * From when do we read the Shema in the evening?**

17. What do all opinions agree on?


 * What time you can start reading the Shema**

18. What is the Machloket about?


 * What time you stop saying Shema**

19. What is Terumah?


 * One fiftieth of Israel's crops that are given to the cohen's by Yisrael to eat so they don't have to farm**

20. Explain what the Ashmura HaRishona (the first watch) is.


 * The first of the three watches to guard 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.


 * They brought the time forward to give us extra time incase we say we don't say it when we are supposed to**

From 23rd October 2011 - Holiday Special

24. What activities should a Jew do in their Sukkah?


 * They should live in their sukkah (eat, sleep, pray)**

25. What makes a Lulav not kosher?


 * If the middle leaf is split mor than a handbreadth.**

26. What parts of the body do the Etrog/Lulav/Haddass/Arovot represent?


 * The heart, the spine, the eyes, and the lips**

27. What is the literal translation of Chol HaMoed?


 * Weekdays of the festival**

28. What extra prayers are said on Chol HaMoed?


 * Musaf, hallel**

29. Tradionally what types of work are forbidden on Chol HaMoed?


 * Washing laundry, cutting hair, shaving**

30. According to the Mishnah during Sukkot when is a person allowed to leave the Sukkah?


 * If it rains and their porridge spoils.**

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 kamma 33. What is the machloket about not hearing the Shema really about? whether the word shema means hearing or understand 34. What is an example of saying the shema whilst not being particular about pronunciation of the letters? al levavecha bchol lvavcha 35. What is the law if you said the passukim of the Shema out of order? one has not fulfilled their obligation 36. What should one do if one skipped over some of the passukim? Return to the place where 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 according to tanna kamma Who thinks shema means understand ie you don't have to hear it No according to rabbi yosi thinks that shema means hear ie you actually have to hear it