Pesach
What do the four cups of wine represent?
four words of redemption - v’hotzeiti, v’hitzalti, v’gaalti, v’lachachti
Which city is Israel is it traditional for Jews to visit in lag baomer?
Meron
Who is the future descendent of Ruth?
Dovid /משיח
What tefilah do we get from the pesukim after kriat yam suf?
Az Yashir
What megillah do we read on the last days of pesach?
shir hashirim
How many students of Rabbi Akiva passed during the Omer?
~24,000
What is a common custom to do during the reading of the Ten Commandments?
Stand
How long were the Jews enslaved in Egypt for?
210 years
Which matza do we break and why?
middle matza, we take the bigger half and put it away for the afikoman and smaller half we eat. Afikoman = moshiach, smaller half slavery in Egypt
What is an omer?
A measurement approximately 40 oz
Why do we eat dairy?
Because the jews were still getting the laws
What was Pharaoh’s major concern regarding Makat Bechorot leading to him pleading for Moshe to leave?
He was a bchor, so he thought he would die
When did we actually cross the sea?
seventh day of Pesach
Which famous rabbis yorzeit falls out on lag baomer?
Rav Shimon Bar Yochai
In which Torah Portion do we read the ten commandments?
Yitro
How did the deaths of the Egyptians differ based on their merit?
If they were somewhat good to the Jews, they sunk like a rock and died quickly, if they weren’t they were drowned over and over
What does chametz represent according to chassidus?
ego, arrogance
What korban was brought at the end of the Omer?
two loaves of bread
What is Tikun Leil Shavuot?
Learning Torah on Shavuot night to fix the fact that the Jews slept on erev shavuos
What animal was said to be silent during yetziat mitzrayim?
dogs