שונות
With what did the Rebbe’s father write torah in exile?
Rebbetzin Chana made ink from wild berries and grasses.
what does a lamplighter do if the lamp is in the ocean?
take off his clothing and jump into the water and light the lamp.
Is one allowed to drink unflavored water before Kiddush?
no.
Which Mishna do we say before Pirkei Avos?
כל ישראל יש להם חלק.
For what reason can shekalim be switched for Darkonos?
to make it lighter when traveling to Yerushalaim.
Do kohanim or other Yidden ever eat part of a Korban Olah? (Sefer Hamitzvos)
no
Why did the Yid know that he would for sure live a long life?
because the Frierdiker Rebbe Benched him to become a Yerei Shamaim and he is still far from there.
What is the Mitzvah of kiddush מן התורה?
To remember Shabbos with words.
Do we say וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי Yom Tov that’s Shabbos?
Yes.
If the lost or stolen Shekalim were found after the people already gave new ones to replace them, which ones are considered Shekalim?
Both.
How old does an animal have to be to be brought as a Korban? (Sefer Hamitzvos)
8 days old.
Why did the Alter Rebbe sit in the river while doing laundry?
because he did not have another shirt.
During which hour are we careful not to make Kiddush?
7th.
What does it show for someone if they started weekday davening on Shabbos? and what should they do about it?
bad sign.
teshuva.
What should a person do if he gave Machatzis Hashekel from Maaser Sheini money?
eat the amount of food as the money he used.
What type of wine did the Rebbe use during WWII?
Raisin wine.
What did the Rebbe Rashab answer to the Chassid who said he does not see any lamps?
It is because you are not a lamplighter.
If you don’t have wine, should you make Kiddush on Challah or Mashkeh?
bread.
Why do we say צִדְקָתְךָ?
כְּעֵין צִדּוּק הַדִּין עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה צַדִּיקִים שֶׁנִּפְטְרוּ בְּשָׁעָה זֹאת, יוֹסֵף, מֹשֶׁה וְדָוִד.
What is extra money collected for korban Pesach used for?
Korban Shlomim.
Where was the Rebbe’s father born?
Padabranka.
Why did R’ Shmuel Munkes tell the Alter Rebbe to go to prison?
“if you are a Rebbe - no bullet can harm you, and if not - you deserve it for taking away the enjoyment in gashmiyus from so many Yidden without a right”.
why do we start kiddush from יום הששי and not ויכולו?
It's Roshei Teivos of Hashem’s name.
What should you do if you started saying the ברכות of a weekday שְּׁמוֹנֶה-עֶשְׂרֵה by shachris? Why?
finish the bracha. Because in essence we should have had the full 18 on Shabbos but chachamim shortened it in honor of the day.
What are 2 of the 3 opinions on what to use the extra money collected for a dead person?
יורשים.
יהא מונח עד שיבוא אליהו.
בונין לו נפש על קברו.