General Knowledge
What brocha do you make on strawberries?
What is one step to check strawberries for bugs? (not washing)
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה
Cut off the green leafy tops (calyx) as insects often hide under
Name Moshes:
Wife
Sons
Father in law
Wife : Tzipporah
Sons: Gershom and Eliezer
Father in law: Yitro
What year did Eretz Yisrael become a state on Independence
1948
What is the significance of the 33rd day of the Omer count, which falls on the 18th of Iyar? and what happened on that day?
Lag Bomer- and Rabbi Akivas students stopped dying
What "tefillah" do you say at night to prevent you from having bad dreams?
Hamapil
What was Moshe's reaction to Yitro’s advice?
ברוך ה'
What did Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai say about creating people with 2 mouths and why did he say it wouldnt be a good idea?
Hashem should have created people with 2 mouths, one for talking and one for learning Torah.
If people find it hard not to talk Loshan Hora with one mouth, it would be too hard for them to have 2 mouths!
What things cant we do during Sefirah?
1. Have haircuts
2. Listen to music (accapella allowed)
3. Have weddings
4. Wear new clothes
What comes first in the siddur
קבלת שבת or מנחה של שבת
קבלת שבת
Why does Rashi have 2 answers?
If he is not fully satisfied with his first answer
What is the Pitgam that we learnt about silence?
How is that good for us?
Seyag Lachachma Shetikah
You let others talk and you can listen.
You think before you speak
How is Rus and Dovid Hamelech related ?
Rus is Dovid Hamelechs Great Grandmother
What date is the Rebbe Maharash Yohrtzeit and what was his motto in Hebrew and English
Bet Iyar
Lechatchiler Ariber-dont go around, go over
Why was Rashi not fully satisfied with his first answer that ויחד means that he rejoiced?
Because then the Pasuk would have said וישמח
Fill in the blanks
SILENCE IS NOT ____________, IT IS FULL OF ______________
EMPTY
WISDOM
What are the 2 meanings for the name Shavout?
TWO OATHS-שבועה
We made a promise between us and Hashem and Hashem made a promise between Him and us.
WEEKS
there are 7 weeks from Pesach to Shavuot
Who are the parents of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, the Rebbes wife
The Frierdiker Rebbe and Rebbetzin Nechama Dina
Translate the words:
כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם
That very thing, that they acted wickedly, came on them
The Rebbe Maharash had 2 boys. What were their names?
Sholom Dov Ber and Zalman Aharon
When do we read the Aseret Hadibrot what day of Shavuot and what is the Dibbur that means 'dont be jealous'
First day
לא תחמד