Sorrer U Morrer/ Eshes Yafas Toar
A hanged body/ Hashavas Aveida
Shiluach Hakan/House
Married Woman/Shikcha
other
100
What does the word sorrer mean?
Someone who is going off the derech.
100
What are we commanded not to do with a hanging body? Why?
Leave it overnight. It's a curse to Hashem because a person is created in Hashem's image.
100
What is included in the commandment?
Don't wear the opposite gender clothes. Men can't look in the mirror for a long time, and shouldn't pluck out their hair.
100
What is the situation and halacha? What is the reason?
Someone marries person A and gets divorced, She then marries person B, and gets divorced again. She can not marry person A again. It's like cheating- you can't just try out a husband and then go back.
100
Explain the concept of beged ish.
A woman can't wear man's clothes. A man can't pluck grey hairs, and stare in the mirror.
200
What does the word moreh mean?
Someone who is going against the words of his father.
200
What is Rashi's mashal?
There are two twins- one is a thief and one is a king. The thief gets hanged, and everyone will say that the king was hanged.
200
Why is there a reward written near shiluach hakan, and not other mitzvos?
This mitzvah has no cost, and such a reward, so even more so a mitzvah that has a cost will give you an even bigger reward.
200
What halacha do we learn out from lo tashuv lakachto?
If you forget it behind you, people can take it. If you forget to cut it in front of you, people can not.
200
Explain the concept of megalgelin....
Hashem wants him to get punished, but if it happens through you, you're chayav, because Hashem wants the resuls to come about, but if you are the one who brings it about- you're responsible
300
What does a man do to a captive woman if he wants to marry her, and why does Hashem allow it?
Shaves her head, lets her nails grow, puts on ugly clothes, and mourns for her family for 30 days. It's not a good idea, but chances are that he would do it anyways, so it's better for him to do it with permission than without.
300
Why are the pesukim of hisalamta here? (2 opinions)
Even if you are on your way to war, you should return something. If a Kohen sees a lost object in a cemetery, he should ignore it.
300
What does shiluach hakan have to do with building a house?
If you do shiluach hakan, you will merit to build a house, and then you will need to build a fence.
300
What special mitzvah is there for a husband to do? When?
Make his wife happy in the first year.
300
Why can't a donkey and an ox be together? (2 opinions)
The donkey isn't constantly eating, and the ox is faster.
400
What do we do to the sorer u morer, and why?
Kill him. Although all he did was steal, eat, and drink, the Torah can foresee what will happen to him. It's better for him to die as a "good" person.
400
What is the positive and negative mitzvah of Hisalamta?
Return it and don't ignore it.
400
What are we not allowed to keep in our house and why? What is the negative commandment that is given?
Dangerous animals and wobbly ladders. It can hurt someone. Don't have dangerous thing in your house.
400
Explain Rashi Isha Chadasha
It's talking about a new wife to you, not one who was never married.
400
What is a mashkon?
A collateral.
500
What do we see from vechol Yisroel yishmeu veyirau, and how?
We make an announcement. It says yishmeu veyirau.
500
Explain Rashi ad drosh achicha.
Q: Isn't it obvious that you won;t give it to him until he comes to get it? A: Don;t give it to him until he proves that it is his.
500
What is the reason for shiluach hakan?
If the mother sees the child being taken away, it will have a trauma. The Torah wishes us to act compassionately so that we instill this trait in ourselves.
500
What's the kal vachomer of leman yevarechecha?
If you get rewarded for something that you didn't intend to do, even more so if you have intention, you will.
500
What does the pasuk teach us about lashon hara?
You should constantly remind yourself not to say it.
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