Intro: Melachot 1
Intro Melachot 2
Schar Shabbat
Pikuach Nefesh Docha Shabbat
Talmud/Rabbinic Trivia
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Define the word Melacha?
an action that transforms the objects and makes us uniquely human.
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What is a Devar Sheinu Miskaven?
one does an act that may indirectly cause a Melacha to occur but there is not intention for the act to occur. Examples: dragging a bench that might make holes in a ground pushing a stroller over grass that may cause grass to be uprooted scratching one's head which may cause hair to be removed One is allowed to do the following on Shabbat
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Does Schar Shabbat apply to a gentile?
no...
100
What does the Shulchan Aruch say about one who delays by asking questions in life threatening situations on shabbat?
That person is a murderer
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Who was the first one in History to officially edit and write down the Mishna
Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi
200
Is carrying a couch up and down stairs a Melacha?
No
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What does Pesik Reisha literally mean and what is an example?
It mean's to remove the head and it is talking about a case where one indirectly causes a Melacha by doing an action that will always cause the Melacha even if it is unintentional this is still a probelm: cutting off a chicken head for a toy=dead chicken dragging really heavy bench=always digging a whole opening up fridge with light=always light going on..
200
What is the source for Schar Shabbat?
rabbinical fence in the Talmud
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What is the source in the Torah that talks about not delaying saving lives?
"Don't stand there on the blood of your friend"
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Why was the oral law written down?
Jews were being exiled and there was a fear of people forgetting the information
300
Rabbi Hirsch described that ___________ makes us different than the rest creation.
freewill
300
Melacha Shaain Tzricha Lgufa
When intends to do the Melacha but the plan is not to use the item for a constructive purpose: Ex: trap a snake so it won't bite but not to use the snake for dye dig a whole, but only for the dirt... This is still Rabbinically prohibited but not a true Melacha because the intention is not for the Melacha itself.
300
What is the fear of schar Shabbat?
people could view this as business and write down there hours...
300
How sick must a person be in order to "break Shabbat" for them?
life-threatening situation
300
The Rambam wrote the Mishna Torah, why was this work unique and unprecedented in his time?
He put everything in order, into 14 books...so one can clearly go through all of Jewish law in a orderly fashion.
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What is an אות
a sign...by keeping Shabbos the Jews symbolize to the word that Hashem created it...
400
What does Kilacher Yad mean ?
back handed; when one does a Melacha in an abnormal way they diminish the act from a biblical to a rabbinical problem. This becomes important in dealing with sick and other cases where the Rabbi's never decreed this to be a problem in certain cases like sickness
400
What does schar Shabbat Bhavlaa mean?
absorbing work from non Shabbat into a Shabbat job so one is not getting paid hourly for their work but for an entire job that spans during non Shabbat time as well.
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You see a situation like an old woman with fever and there is a 2% chance in your mind that she is in a life threatening situation, what should you do?
break shabbat and get her help...even if the Doctor tells you afterwards that she was never in danger, you did the right thing and don't need to atone.
400
Why was the Talmud written down in the format of a discussion which can make learning complicated at times?
In order to always need a teacher; our sages wanted out traditions passed down from mouth to mouth just like Moshe gave the torah to Yehoshua...etc..
500
What is the Neshama Yiseira and how does it relate to Shabbos?
extra soul: Shabbos is a great opportunity for spirituality and strengthen one's connection to G-d.
500
What is Grama?
Grama means that one does a melacha in an indirect way. Ex: pours water first on the cement and then hits the grass...this is permitted at times..
500
Name two reasons aside from Schar Shabbat Bahavlaa that would allow one to get paid over shabbat?
1) Mitzva related or 2) one is given a gift after Shabbat for helping out during Shabbat but not paid hourly for the help
500
The Talmud talks about a pregnant woman who is fasting on Yom Kippur, she smells food..what does the Mishna say to do and why?
feed her because in Talmudic times this was assumed to be a life-threatening situation even though today our Doctors tell us otherwise in most cases.
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We don't stand when we take out the oral law, when is the oral law holy?
When the Jewish people live the Torah, someone who embodies the Torah has the same laws basically as an actually sefer torah. We stand for people who represent the Torah and some communities even kiss the Torah Scholar.
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