Fast procedures
What was put on everyone's head?
Ashes
How many blessings did the chazzan say on a fast day?
24
What is a Taanis?
a fast
What are Mishmar people only allowed to do at night?
Drink wine
We needed a split so we prayed. Who am I?
Jews at Yam Suf
Where was the Aron Kodesh?
In the street
What is a Mishmar?
Group of kohanim whose turn it is to work in the Beis Hamikdash
When are the Mishmar and Beis Av allowed to take haircuts and do laundry?
Thursday
You can find me on the head of the head. What am I?
Ashes
Which two leaders had ashes put on their heads?
Nasi and Av Beis Din
According to Rabbi Yehuda, what was the content of the extra blessings?
Famine and plagues
What is a Beis Av?
Group of Yisraelim whose turn it is to work in the Beis Hamikdash
Who has to fast more often: Mishmar or Beis Av?
Mishmar
I'm empty and an old person lives in me. What am I?
The house of the chazzan
Who said the words of rebuke?
The eldest of them
Where was Yonah answered?
In the belly of the fish
Which set of fasts is the most strict?
The last seven
According to Rabbi Yehoshua, when does the Mishmar not fast at all?
Never
I sound like part of a holiday and I speak about holidays. My dates are joy, before and after. What am I?
Megillas Taanis
What did Hashem see in Nineveh and what did he not see?
He saw their actions and teshuva. He didn't see their fasts and sackcloth
Who was answered in the fourth bracha?
Shmuel
What do we do if the fasts fall out on Chanukah?
Rabban Gamliel says we don't pause. Rabbi Meir says we don't pause and also don't finish the fasts.
According to the Chachamim, when does the Beis Av fast and finish?
Never
A time to cut, but not to close. A time to wash, but not to start. Near a time to rest, but still a time to work. What am I?
Thursday