Melachot
זורע
חורש
קוצר
טוחן
100
The Definition of Melacha

What is productive work?

100

Definition of זורע

What is "sowing"?

100
Definition of חורש?

What is plowing?

100

Definition of קוצר?

What is "reaping"?

100

The definition of טוחן

What is grinding?

200
The number of Melachot

What is 39?

200

What does sowing involve?

Placing a seed into the ground

200

Connection to the Mishkan

They plowed the land in order to sow the plants they needed for dying the curtains

200

Connection to the Mishkan

Plants were reaped to prepare dyes for the colorful curtains.

200

The way they did טוחן in the Mishkan

What is dying plants and grinding flour for the lechem hapanim.

300
The source of Melachot on Shabbat

What is the Mishkan?

300

How does זורע connect to the Mishkan?

Dye plants were sowed for the curtains in the Mishkan.

300

The Melacha of חורש includes

What is digging and making a furrow in the ground?

300

The Melacha of קוצר includes

Picking grapes, harvesting dates, collecting olives.

300

One of the Avot Melachot of טוחן?

What is (1) grinding into a powder, (2) in order to cook or eat?

400

Definition of Tolda

Secondary (not-primary) action

400

A Tolda of זורע

What are planting or pruning?

400

A Tolda of חורש

What is: weeding, fertilizing, preparing planting, leveling the earth?

400

A Tolda of קוצר

What is Detaching from the ground by hand?
400

The Toldah of טוחן?

What is only 1 of the 2 parts of the Av Melacha

500

The Melacha that we learned but isn't on the board

What is מעמר?

500

What practical goal are we avoiding in this Melacha?

What is a prohibition against planting or facilitating the growth of plants?

500

The goal of מלאכת חורש?

What is improving and enhancing the earth for planting?

500

The goal of the Melacha

What is avoiding harvesting or gathering crops?

500
Grinding up my Challah on Shabbos?

What is NOT an example of טוחן because the grain was already ground?