שונות
Are the Leviim who are guard allowed to switch jobs with the Leviim who sing? (sefer hamitzvos)
NO
Why was R’ Nochum Chernobiler tapping the walls if there was a lit candle?
because he physically could not see light from a candle that was lit on Shabbos.
When which yomtov falls out on Shabbos do we NOT say בְּרָכָה מֵעֵין שֶׁבַע?
First night of Pesach
Why can you daven maariv on Friday at the time you usually daven mincha?
It's a mitzvah (adding weekday time to Shabbos)
If a goy wants to give machatzis hashekel, do we accept it?
NO
What was the name of the Alter Rebbe’s father?
R. Baruch
Why did the Alter Rebbe make a Rov become a wagon driver for many years?
to bring back one yid to Teshuva.
what do we say instead of במה מדליקין?
כגוונא
Why should mincha be davened before mussaf if it’s already late?
תָּדִיר קוֹדֵם
Why would kohanim not have to give a mashkon?
מפני דרכי שלום
How much is a Kalbon? (2 opinions)
Rabbi meir: 1 Ma’a (16 barlies)
Chachamim: ½ Ma’a (8 barlies)
What did the Frierdiker Rebbe insist should be in the picture of him in prison?
his Tzitzis.
Why is וַיְכֻלּוּ said standing?
אָנוּ מְעִידִים לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ-בָּרוּךְ-הוּא בְּמַעֲשֵֹה בְרֵאשִׁית, וְהָעֵדִים צְרִיכִין לְהָעִיד מְעֻמָּד
When does the Zman for Mussaf begin?
right after Shacharis.
One who gives a full Shekel (Sela) and gets a half back as change. How many kalbonos does he have to give?
2
one of the reasons why the Rebbe davened at 10 o'clock?
Because it's better to daven late but properly.
Because the Frierdiker Rebbe did.
What was similar in the way the Rebbe Maharash and the Frierdiker Rebbe greeted every person they met?
always with a smile (even though they were physically in tremendous pain).
Why do we Daven later on Shabbos? How do we learn it from the Passuk?
שֵׁינָה מֵעֹנֶג שַׁבָּת הִיא.
בְקָרְבַּן הַתָּמִיד שֶׁל יְמוֹת הַחֹל נֶאֱמַר בַּבֹּקֶר, וּבְשַׁבָּת נֶאֱמַר וּבְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת.
Why did the chassid in the dream have a green face?
because he spoke while the minyan said וַיְכֻלּוּ and while the chazan said בְּרָכָה מֵעֵין שֶׁבַע and kaddish.
When did they start taking a mashkon?
When they sat in the Beis Hamikdash (25 Adar).
What did the Alter Rebbe say before his histalkus?
“He who holds onto my ‘klyamke’ (door handle), I will do him good in this world and the next”
what does צַחוּת mean?
comical/light-hearted.
What is our minhag for the chazzan by Shema in Kesser?
הש"ץ מתחיל לומר "שמע ישראל" יחד עם הציבור, וכאשר הקהל משתתק ומקשיב להש"ץ, אזי מסיים הש"ץ את הפסוק בקול רם.
How is the Chazzan יוֹצֵא kiddush in shul if he’s not eating there?
בִּשְׁעַת הַדְּחַק סוֹמְכִין עַל הַפּוֹסְקִים דְּדַי אִם שׁוֹתֶה רְבִיעִית שְלֵמָה מִן הַכּוֹס.
(וטוב יותר שֶׁיִּשְׁתֶּה מְלֹּא לֻגְמָיו מִשּׁוּם קִדּוּשׁ, וְעוֹד רְבִיעִית מִשּׁוּם סְעוּדָּה.)
What were the three stages of the way Beis-Din dealt with kilayim?
Rip out and throw it right there.
Rip out and throw it on the road.
Make the entire field hefker.