הלכות משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם + ברכת כהנים

Terms in Halacha

100

מְסוֹרָה

The passing of the תורה from generation to generation (starting with Moshe Rabbeinu at Har Sinai until today)

200

תְּפִילָה שֶׁבְּלַחַשׁ

Silent שמונה עשרה

300

דוּכָן

Platform

400

חַזָרַת הַשַׁ׳׳ץ

The Chazan's Repetition of שמונה עשרה

500

פּוֹסֵק

Halachic Authority

Places, Places, Places

100

This is the place where seasons are determined in terms of הלכה.

אֶרֶץ יִשֹרָאֵל

200

DAILY DOUBLE

DAILY DOUBLE

DAILY DOUBLE

200 pts- These are the dates of the Halachic winter season.

+200 pts- These are the dates of the Halachic summer season.

(סימן י׳׳ט, סעיף א׳)

Winter- From שְׁמִינִי עַצֶרֶת until the 1st Day of פסח

Summer- From the First Day of פסח until שְׁמִינִי עַצֶרֶת

300

This is the place you can NOT stand in if you want to be part of בִּרְכָת כֹּהַנִים. (See סימן ק׳, סעיף י׳׳א)

Behind the כֹּהַנִים

400

Summer starts, but we still מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם here:

The Southern Hemisphere (whose seasons are the opposite of Israel's in the Northern Hemisphere)

500

If you forget to say מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם, and do not remember by ___________, this is a fatal flaw and you must repeat שְׁמוֹנָה עֶשֹרֵה.

The end of the בְּרָכָה of מְחַיֵה הַמֵתִים

Keep your eye on the clock

100

This is the first time that we say מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם

(סימן י׳׳ט, סעיף א׳)

מוּסָף שְׁמִינִי עַצֶרֶת

תְּפִילָה שֶׁבְּלַחַשׁ

200

This is when סְפַרַדִים say בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים

Every day:

Weekdays during שַׁחְַרִית 

On שַׁבָּת, יוֹם טוֹב during מוּסָף

300

On שְמִינִי עַצֶרֶת, this is the time that you should say מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם if you are davening without a Minyan (סימן י׳׳ט, סעיף א׳)

When we know that shuls have for sure already said מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם. 

(Eg. If shuls say מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם around 12, we would say it ourselves around 12:20-30)

400

This is when we say בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים on שִֹמְחַת תּוֹרָה. WHY??

(סימן ק׳, סעיף ג׳)

During שַׁחַרִית

Kohanim are forbidden from drinking wine or other intoxicating substances before or while they perform their עַבוֹדָה (service) in the בֵּית הַמִקְדָשׁ. This מִצְוַת לֹא תַעְַשֶֹה is written explicitly in the תּוֹרָה. Because בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים was part of their עַבוֹדָה (service) in the בֵּית הַמִקְדָשׁ, and is still the duty of a Kohen today, they are also forbidden from doing so.

500

These are the times that אַשְׁכְּנַזִים say בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים (Each correct answer given earns 100 pts)

(סימן ק׳, סעיף א׳)

פסח, סוכות, שבועות, ראש השנה, יום כיפור

During תפילת מוסף

Always Prepare

100

Before the silent שׁמוֹנָה עֶשֹרֵה of מוּסָף, the שַׁמָשׁ/גַבַּאי announces this on שְׁמִינִי עַצֶרֶת.

(סימן י׳׳ט, סעיף א׳)

"We now say מַשִׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶשֶׁם"

200

DAILY DOUBLE

DAILY DOUBLE

DAILY DOUBLE

+200 points- This is what Kohanim must do prior to בִּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים

+200 points- Who does it for them?

A- נטילת ידים 

B- A Levi 

300

The Kohanim must prepare themselves to have the Kavanah to ______ during ברכת כהנים

Bless the Bnei Yisrael WITH LOVE

400

The Kohanim may not wear _____ on the דוּכָן

Shoes

500

During בּרְכַת כֹּהַנִים, the congregation does this to ensure that they are not looking directly at the Kohanim

Covers their heads with a Talis (or go under their fathers' Talis)

People in הלכה

100

This is the name of the author of our Halacha ספר, the קיצור שלחן ערוך

רב שלמה גענצפריד

200

Another name for a ש׳׳ץ

חזן

300

This person manages a מנין

גבאי/שמש

400

This is the name of the author of the "full version" שלחן ערוּך, who was also a tremendous פּוֹסֵק for the סְפַרְַדִי community.

ר׳ יוסף קארו

500

This is the name of the פּוֹסֵק who added footnotes in the שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּך to show Halacha for ASHKENAZIM (when it differed from Sefaradim). HINT: You can answer with his name, or the acronym he is known by.

ר׳ משה איסערלעס / רמ׳׳א

Rav Moshe Iserles / The RaMA