Stories
Who?
Lessons/explanations
Yiddish
Shavuos
100

What caused the א''ר to not be able to continue his sentence.

The davening on יום כיפור (the words he was saying ובחן תן פחדך...)

100

who is compared to the body and who is compared to the soul?

אברהם = soul

שרה = Body

100
What is better: the כוונות  of a מצווה or the actual accomplishment of the מצווה?

Actually doing the מצווה!

100

Read and translate the word נאר

Only

100

What is a מצוה that starts on שבועות?

(Hint -it's one of the names)

בכורים
200

What is the story of the ברית?

One expert at the operation, One expert at כוונות chose the physical expert.

200

Who says the explanation of the donkey of the enemy being the body/ courseness

The בעש''ט

200

What is a מצוה that physically gives you pleasure and enjoyment?

;)

200

Read and translate ''צוויי מוהלים''

''2 מוהלים''

200
who's birthday and יארצייט is on the first night of שבועות?
בעש''ט ודוד המלך
300

What is the story of the צ''צ and the alcohol?

The צ''צ had a lot of alcohol, after he made a motion on his forehead (thinking about the greatness of 'ה) it counteracted the effects of the alcohol.

300

About which Rebbe is the story of the ברית?

The צ''צ

300

What is a lesson you have learned from this שיחה?

something that has not been said yet

:) 

300

Read and translate ''ער ווייס ניט''

''He doesn't know''
300
Give 3 names of שבועות

any 3-יום הביכורים

חג הקציר 

עצרת 

זמן מתן תורתנו

חג השבועות

400

What caused the Rabbi such pleasure, his body physically changed?

''אמן יהא שמי רבה'' answering 

400

Who was the חסיד who's body physically changed from spiritual pleasure?

ר’ מנחם נחום טשערנאבעלער

400

why is suppressing the body not the best way to serve 'ה?

The purpose of our body is to use it to serve 'ה thereby elevating it physically to greater spiritual heights!!

400

Read and translate ''געזאגט''

''Said''

400

What year was מתן תורה?

2448

500

What is the story of the Roman General?

Rabbi went to ask on behalf on the yidden... Rabbi addressed General as Emperor... messenger came... His Happiness caused his bones to expand so his shoe no longer fit. 

500

Who was the Rabbi that spoke to the General?

ר' יוחנן בן זכאי

500

What is the main lesson the שיחה teaches us?

The main aspect of our service of 'ה is to physically perform the מצוות.The physical element of the world is the ultimate purpose of creation. Therefore we should look after our body as it is actually holy and then we will be fulfilling our purpose and connecting to 'ה in the best way possible!

500

Translate the sentence ''אבער דער מצוה האט ער מקיים געווען''

''But the מצוה he has fulfilled''

500

give 3 מנהגים/מצוות of שבועות

Eating dairy meals

hearing עשרת הדברות

staying up to learn

M
e
n
u