פסוקים
Who are we talking to when we say Shema Yisroel?
Our Neshamos
Is a parent allowed to forgo his honor?
Yes
What are the מקדשי מעט (small Beis Hamikdash)?
Shuls and Batei Midrash.
When did women come to the עזרת נשים?
Which wood is not allowed to be used in the בית המקדש?
Wood with worms inside
Why do we still have to be thankful for Yetzias Mitzrayim so many years later?
We would have still been slaves to Paroah in Mitzrayim
What should someone do if he has to call his friend from the Shul?
Say a few Pesukim or learn something, or at least sit there a little.
What should someone do before they build a Shul?
Talk to a Rov
What happened if one of the Kohanim became Tamei in the middle of the night?
They went down through the hallway to the Mikveh.
Which entrance didn't have a door?
The entrance to the אולם.
Why are the first Pesukim of the twelve Pesukim Torah Tziva and Shema?
Those are the first Pesukim a father has to teach his child.
What should someone do if he really wants to respect his parents?
Go in the Torah way as that brings them honor.
What kind of calculations are allowed to be made in a Shul? Give an example.
Calculations of a Mitzvah, like for Tzedaka.
What were the chambers under the עזרת ישראל used for?
Leviim to store instruments.
Which steps were a different shape than the rest of the steps in the Beis Hamikdash?
15 steps from the עזרת נשים to the עזרת ישראל, the שיר המעלות, they were round
When did Moshe teach Shema Yisroel and why?
Before they went into Eretz Yisroel when Hashem would stop taking care of all their needs in a revealed way.
What’s an example of fearing a parent?
Not to sit in their place, not to contradict them, not to react even if they do something to you.
What does one do if he sees his father doing something wrong?
Ask him about it in question form
Which picture was on the Shaar Hamizrach and why?
Shushan Habirah, because the king of Persia commanded them to draw it so they would remain afraid of him.
Why did the guards stand at the outside corners? Explain.
So that they would be able to sit, because only the kings of Malchus Beis Dovid could sit in the Beis Hamikdash.
What are the two things Torah is called and what does each one teach us?
Toras Chaim, shows us the best way to live our lives.
Toras Emes, the truth of the world, that everything in the world is to help us fulfil our Shlichus in the world.
If someone’s mother asks him for something, and his father asks him who told him to do that, can he say it was his mother?
If it will make his father angry at his mother then he shouldn’t.
Should one wake up his parents for business?
No, unless they will make money and be happy that he woke them up.
How many places did the Kohanim guard? How many places did the Leviim guard?
Kohanim - 3. Leviim - 21.
There were four rooms in the Beis Hamoked. Tell us what they were used for:
One they kept the lambs for the Korban Tamid.
One they made the Lechem Haponim.
One they kept the old stones from the Mizbeach.
One led to the Mikveh.