The Jews had started forgetting the oral torah and could no longer teach it by memory.
Why was the oral torah written down?
100
The creation of role models that teach monotheistic beliefs.
What is the main theme of Bereshit?
100
Three of the seven mitzvot
What are
1. Wearing head tefillin
2. Wearing arm tefillin
3. Studying Torah and teaching it to our children
4. Reciting the Shema at morning and at night
5. Believing in only one G-d- We must believe this in our hearts
6. Put up mezuzot
7. Love Hashem
100
And with all your heart.
What is the meaning of "bechol levavcha"?
100
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards.
What is suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus?
200
Written and Oral
What are the two different kinds of torah?
200
Developing a nation that went from slavery to freedom but has laws rules to make them really free.
What is the main theme of Sh'mot?
200
1- Accepting Hashem as our King
2- The acceptance to observe the 613 mitzvot
3- The mitzvah of Tzitzit
What are the main themes of the Shemah?
200
The percentage of the oral torah compared to the written torah.
What is 99% oral and 1% written?
200
Rabbi Jablons favorite color.
What is blue?
300
The written torah just states the laws while the oral torah explains them with details.
How does the oral torah and written torah work together?
300
To help us be closer to Hashem.
What is the main theme of Vayikra?
300
A. Hashem is our G-d and in the future he will be accepted by all nations as the only one
B. You must be willing to give up your life for Him
C. “which I command you today”
It means that the mitzvot are still as relevant now as they were when they were first commanded, and we must constantly be thinking of them.
What is “Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is one” “with all of your soul” and “which I command you today”?
300
Forever and ever.
What is the meaning of "leolam vaed"?
300
Food that is forbidden during Passover.
What is Chametz?
400
The oral torah is easily transferable Hashem wanted it to taught, it can be applied to the future, it's a connection in the mind of of the Jews.
Why did Hashem want there to be an oral torah?
400
The transition between the first generation in the desert that had the opportunity to go straight into Israel and lost that opportunity because of their mistakes.
What is the main theme of Bamidbar?
400
It is better to serve out of love than to serve for fear of what will happen to you if you don’t. If you don’t love them and are simply afraid of being punished by Hashem.
Which way is best to serve Hashem, out of fear or love and why?
400
Torah Shebal Peh.
What is the Oral Torah in Hebrew?
400
Rachel's birthday.
What is December 26th?
500
Details, reasoning and explanations of the ten commandments, the torah scroll, the mishnah, six hundred thirteen mitzvot, and the talmud.
What is included in the oral torah?
500
Preparation for the Jewish people to enter Israel with the Mitzvot that are needed to start a new type of life in Israel.
What is the main theme of Devarim?
500
Loving Hashem as one
Accepting the mitzvot
Doing the tzitzit
What are the meanings of the three paragraphs in the Shema?