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Why is there a custom to eat oily foods? 

  • To commemorate the miracle of the oil in the בית המקדש.
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What is the name of the Rishon known as the Rif?

Rif stands for Rabbi Yitzchak Alfasi.

100

When were potatoes discovered?

Potatoes were discovered in the Americas in the 16th century and became popular in Europe afterward.

100

What is Megillas Antiochus?

Story of חנוכה 

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What does Mishneh Torah mean?

"Repetition of the Torah."

200

What is the source for eating doughnuts on Chanukah?

רבינו מיימון

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Where can you find the rulings of the Rif?

where did he live?

  • . His rulings are found in back of the Gemara.
  • He lived in Qal'at Hammad, Algeria, and Lucena, Spain.
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What time period did the Rambam live in?



The Rambam (Maimonides) lived during the 12th century, from 1138 to 1204 CE.

ראשונים 

200

Why is there a custom to eat dairy on Chanukah?

  • The מנהג to eat dairy on Chanukah commemorates Yehudis, who fed the general dairy to make him thirsty and drowsy, enabling her to kill him.
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What else is called Mishneh Torah?

ספר דברים

300

What did the Rema say about making a party on Chanukah?

It is a רשות

one can make it a סעודת מצוה by singing שירות ותשבחות

300

What does the Rambam stand for?

Who lived first: רמב"ם or רמב"ן?

רבינו משה בן מיימון

The רמב"ם (Maimonides) lived before the רמב"ן (Nachmanides).

300

What is the  Shulchan Aruch and the Rema's commentary on the Tur called?

ב"י

דרכי משה

300

When did the נס חנוכה occur?

The נס חנוכה occurred in the year 3622 (138 B.C.E.), at the end of מלכות יון and the beginning of מלכות בית חשמונאי.

300

How many volumes are in the Tur?

4

400

Why isn’t the celebration of Chanukah with food?

Chanukah is not celebrated with a feast because its primary focus is the spiritual victory, commemorated through lighting the מנורה.

400

What is the Rambam's Halacha book called?

The רמב"ם's famous work is called משנה תורה or יד החזקה.

400

What time period is known as the medieval ages?

500–1500 CE

400

What is the source for saying "Haneros Halalu"?

מסכת סופרים-מסכת קטנות

400

What are the names of these volumes?

  • Orach Chaim – Daily life, prayer, and festivals.
  • Yoreh De'ah – Dietary laws, purity, and other prohibitions.
  • Even HaEzer – Marriage and family law.
  • Choshen Mishpat – Civil and financial law.
500

What is the famous question of the בית יוסף?

The famous question of the בית יוסף is: If there was enough oil for one day, why is Chanukah celebrated for eight days?

500

What are the comments of the Rema on the Shulchan Aruch called?

  • The commentary of the רמ"א on the שו"ע is called הגהות הרמ"א or the מפה.
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How many years after the Chanukah story did Rabbe live?

138 B.C.E. -188 C.E.

325 years.

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Which מסכת were written by the גאונים?

Which one the גאונים translated מגילת אנטיוכוס? 

What years is the time period of the גאונים?

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What does "Mappa" mean?

Table cloth 

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