חָדְשֵי הַשָנָה
What is the 6th and 7th month of the year? (from נִיסָן)
אלול , תּשרי
What is the month between טֵבֵת and אַדָר?
חשון
On which of the שלש רגלים do we have כוס של אליהו?
פסח
List 2 things that have to do with the number 4 on פסח?
ד' כוסות, ד'בנים, ד' קושיאות
The מכבים are connected to which jewish holiday?
חנוכה
On ערב יום כיפור there is a מצוה to ____________
Eat
During which month is ראש השנה?
תשרי
During which month is פסח?
ניסן
Name 2 Jewish fast days?
שבעה עשר בתמוז, ט' באב, צום גדליה, יוה"כ, עשרה בטבת, תענית אסתר
On which fast day was the Beis Hamikdash destroyed?
ט' באב
When do we say רצה?
שבת
What is the name that the תּוֹרָה gave for נִיסָן?
החודש הראשון
Why is the month of חשון called מר חשון?
It is bitter because there is no yom tov in the month.
When is it forbidden to eat מצה?
ערב פסח
Which of the שלש רגלים have חול המועד?
סוכות ופסח
By which Yom Tov do we have a סעודת המפסקת?
יום כיפור
How many times is Hashem's name mentioned in מגילת אסתר?
Never
On what date is יום כיפור?
י' תשרי
On what date is חנוכה?
כ"ה כסלו
What is the only fast that can fall out on Shabbos?
יוה"כ
What happened on תענית אסתר?
The Jews fasted when they went to war because of Haman's evil decree
When do we say על הניסים?
חנוכה , פורים
Where did the names נִיסָן,אייר,סיון originate from?
בבל
What are the 2 points in history that we count months from?
בריאת העולם , יציאת מצרים
On פסח we lein ________ מגילת
On סוכות we lein ________ מגילת
On שבועות we lein ________ מגילת
שיר השירים - פסח
קהלת - סוכות
רות - שבועות
When exactly is the מצוה to roast the קרבן פסח?
in the afternoon of י"ד ניסן
What are the 4 מ‘s on Purim?
מקרא מגילה, משלוח מנות, מתנות לאביונים, משתה
Around how long before the חנוכה story happened did the Purim story take place?
Around 200 years
On what date is הושענא רבה?
כ"א תשרי
What are 2 possible dates that חנוכה can end on and why?
It depends if כסלו is 29 or 30 days - ב' ג' טבת
What happened on עשרה בטבת and during which time period did it take place?
Yerushalayim was surrounded by נבוכדנצר. This took place by the 1st Beis Hamikdash
What is the only fast that can fall out on a Friday?
עשרה בטבת
What is the only Rosh Chodesh that we say הלל שלם?
ר"ח טבת
We count from נִיסָן when we are counting _________
We count from תּשרי when we are counting _________
נִיסָן - months
years - תּשרי
List 6 special days (some might be longer than 1 day) that take place in the month of Tishrei?
1.Rosh Hashana 2.Tzom Gedaliya 3. Yom Kippur 4. Sukkos 5. Hoshana Rabbah 6. Shmini Atzeres 7. Simchas Torah
What are the מצוות from the רבנן that we have by ליל הסדר?
ד' כוסות, מרור, הלל
List the different איסורים that the Torah forbids a person from חמץ on פסח?
Eat, Possess, and Benefit
What is the difference between what the יונים wanted to do to the Yidden as oppose to המן?
The יונים wanted to destroy our Ruchniyus while המן wanted to destroy our bodies.
List 2 reasons why women also have a מצוה of נר חנוכה?
1. They also benefited from the miracle.
2. יהודית cut off the head of the general.
What Hebrew date does ל"ג בעומר fall on?
י"ח אייר
Rosh Hashanah is called _______ _______, which means that for some halachos it is considered 1 day.
יומא אריכתא
What is the shortest fast day?
עשרה בטבת
What terrible tragedy happened to the Jewish people on ט' באב in the 1400's?
The Spanish inquisition
When do we say אקדמות?
Right before Krias Hatorah on the 1st day of שבועות
What is a connection between אייר and חשון?
They are both called חדש השמיני.
Why did Chazal make the concept of a leap year?
Pesach needs to be in the spring and since the solar year is longer than the lunar year without a leap year it would not always end up that way.
List all of the names for שבועות?
חג הקציר, חג השבועות, עצרת, יום הביכורים, זמן מתן תורתינו
List all the Mitzvos from the Torah on Sukkos?
Sukkah, Arba Minim, Simcha
The שָלֹש רְגָלִים, ראש השנה, יום כיפור are all discussed in Parshas __________
אמור
What are the 3 other names for ראש השנה?
יום הדין, יום תרועה, יום הזיכרון
Outside of Eretz Yisrael we have an extra day for most Yomim Tovim. This is called _____________________
יו"ט שני של גלויות
What are the ד' פרשיות? When are they leined?
The Shabbos before Rosh Chodesh Nissan -החודש
The Shabbos Before Parshas Hachodesh- פרה
The Shabbos before Purim - זכור
The Shabbos before Rosh Chodesh Adar - שקלים
What 5 bad things took place on ט' באב?
1. People of דור המדבר were told that they would not enter Eretz Yisrael. 2. 1st Beis Hamikdash was destroyed. 3. 2nd Beis Hamikdash was destroyed. 4. Beitar was conquered. 5. Har Habayis was plowed over.
What connection is there between שבעה עשר בתמוז and נח?
Noach sent out the first יונה on שבעה עשר בתמוז
When do we say הלל שלם?
When do we say חצי הלל?
הלל שלם - First 2 days of Pesach, 2 days of Shavuos, The entire Sukkos (including Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah), The entire Chanukah.
חצי הלל - Rosh Chodesh, Chol Hamoed Pesach, Last 2 days of Pesach