הלכות פורים + ד׳ פרשיות

Know your Numbers

100

This is the Hebrew Date of Purim

י׳׳ד אדר

200

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1. To be יוצא the obligation of משלוח מנות, you must at a minimum give ___ gifts, to ____ people.

2. To be יוצא the obligation of מתנות לאביונים, you must at a minimum give ___ gifts, to ____ people.

1. 2, 1

2. 2, 2

300

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Filling in each blank gives your team 300 points:

In the times of the Beis HaMikdash, the Jews each individually gave (Blank 1) Shekel for public Korbanos. Today, to remember that, we give (Blank 2) (Blank 1) Dollars.

Blank 1: 0.5

Blank 2: 3

400

This is the number DAY OF THE WEEK that תענית אסתר will be on if Purim falls on a Sunday

5 (Thursday)

500

This is ONE of the 3 HEBREW DATES that Esther fasted before she went to Achashverosh

מגילת אסתר פרק ד׳ פסוק י׳׳ז

רש׳י ד׳׳ה: ׳׳ויעבור מרדכי׳׳

Correct Answer: ט׳׳ו ניסן

(Also correct but not really what I am looking for: י׳׳ד ניסן, ט׳׳ז ניסן)

The 4 פרשיות

100

This is when פרשת זכור is read

The שבת before Purim

200

Why is פרשת זכור read on the Shabbos before Purim?

Because Haman was from Amalek

300

If פרשת שקלים was not read on the Shabbos before this date, פרשת שקלים will be read on this date itself

ראש חודש אדר

400

This is when פרשת פרה is read

The Shabbos before פרשת החודש

500

This is what פרשת החודש discusses

The month of ניסן

The Mitzvah of ראש חודש

הלכות מגילה

100

This is the group of people obligated to hear מגילה

EVERYONE

Men, Women, and Children

200

This is the best way to follow along to the Megillah reading

With a Kosher Megillah

300

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1. This is the מצוה מן המבחר in terms of WHERE one must hear the Megillah.

2. WHY IS THAT SO? Your answer must be in HEBREW AND ENGLISH for full credit.

1. In Shul with lots of people

2. ברב עם הדרת מלך 

The Mitzvah of Megillah is beautified when performed in big groups.

400

Part One: If a person can not be at Shul, they can still fulfill the Mitzvah of Megillah in these two ways:

Part Two: If a person can not read the Megillah at shul / with a Minyan, this is the Bracha that is NOT said

Part One: 1. Reading it on your own

2. Someone reading the Megillah for you

Part Two: The final Bracha (הרב את ריבנו)

500

Part One: This is what the Baal Korei must have in mind when reading the Megillah for others

Part Two: This is what the LISTENER must have in mind when hearing the Megillah from the Baal Korei

1. That they are fulfilling the obligation of READING the Megillah on behalf of others

2. That the Baal Korei is fulfilling the Mitzvah of READING the Megillah on the listener's behalf, and also must have in mind to listen to every word

The Day of Purim

100

Do the foods in a משלוח מנות need to be different ברכות?

No

200

In order for a food to be considered fitting for משלוח מנות, it must be

Ready to eat AS-IS, with ZERO preparation by the recipient.

300

DAILY DOUBLE

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1. If a person has to choose which Mitzvah on Purim day he should invest the MOST energy/time/money into, it is this Mitzvah

2. Someone who is in the habit of doing this Mitzvah often is compared to this

1. מתנות לאביונים

2. Hashem Himself

400

Fill in both blanks

A person who can healthily do so is obligated to drink _____ until they do not know the difference between ארור המן (Cursed be Haman) and _____

1. WINE

2. ברוך מרדכי (blessed be Mordechai)

500

To accommodate the Shabbos meal, if Purim falls out on a Friday (like this year), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch says that the PURIM meal should ideally take place

Before Halachic Mid Day

(For this year, that's about 1:02 PM)