Parsha
Parshat Vayera ends with the birth of whom?
Rivka
מוקצה מחמת מצוה
Muktzeh Due to a mitzvah
Etrog
This four-letter word can mean a culinary herb, a wise person, or a girl's name.
Sage
Is Muktzeh a Torah prohibition or Rabbinic
Rabbinic
Maui in Moana
Dwayne Johnson
On which mountain did Avraham prepare to offer Yitzchak during the Akeidah?
Har HaMoriah
כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור
A utensil used for a prohibited purpose
a phone
This 15th-century invention revolutionized the spread of information and helped spark the Reformation.
Printing Press
If a muktzeh object is on a table but its the table that I normally use for a meal- can i remove the object and if so, how?
Yes, with a change in how you carry it
He gave his voice (and his energy) to Po the panda in Kung Fu Panda, and he also rocks out on stage when he’s not making kids laugh.
Jack Black
Avraham and Avimelech make a pact over a disputed well. The place receives a name still used for the city today — what is it?
Beer Sheva
מוקצה מחמת חסרון כיס
Due to a financial loss
This African country is home to more pyramids than Egypt.
Sudan
Give two of the 3 reasons why the Rambam said that Muktzeh is prohibited
1.To ensure that שבת remains a recognisable day of rest
and isn’t spent re-arranging the house.
2.As precaution to prevent people from doing מלאכות,
the חכמים forbade the handling of items used for מלאכות.
So that people who don’t work during the week still have a recognisable ‘rest’ on שבת, we restrict what they can handle
You know him as Woody in Toy Story, but he's also known for surviving on a deserted island.
Tom Hanks
Which two nations descend from Lot after his daughters believe the world has been destroyed?
Moav and Ammon
Basis LeDavar Asur
A base for something prohibited
This is the only planet in the solar system that rotates east to west.
Venus
If something is muktzeh during Ben Hashmashot- it remains Muktzeh the whole shabbat.
When is Ben Hashmashot
Between sunset and three stars
He voiced the fast-talking Genie in Aladdin, and was just as wild and unpredictable in real life.
Robin Williams
What three messages did the angels bring when they visited Avraham’s tent?
What is: (1) To announce Sarah will have a son, (2) To destroy Sodom, (3) To heal Avraham?
מוקצה מחמת גופו
Due to itself
A raw potato
This colorless gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere but is often overlooked because it doesn’t support fire or breathing.
Nitrogen
According to the Raavad- what is an additional reason why the Rabbis instituted the laws of Muktzeh
It is connected to the general laws of not carrying objects on shabbat from one domain to another
This comedian played Donkey in Shrek, and once ruled the stand-up stage with movies like Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop.
Eddie Murphy