If you see someone walking with a ס"ת, what should you do?
Stand up.
100
Which goes on top? Navi, Chumash, Kesuvim
Chumash
100
Are you allowed to put a ספר on the ground if nobody is walking on the floor at that time?
No
100
True or False: You may not throw/toss Chumashim, but you may throw/toss halacha seforim.
False.
100
What should you do if you see a sefer turned upside down?
Turn it right-side up.
200
When you're standing for a ס"ת, when is one situation where you may sit?
When the ס"ת is resting in its place OR when you can't see it anymore.
200
If someone walks past you with a ס"ת what should you do?
Accompany it to its place.
200
If you see someone who fell asleep in their ספר what should you do?
Leave them alone.
200
Is there an order of preference between Navi and Kesuvim regarding placing one on top of the other? If yes, what is it?
No preference.
200
Which two categories of people need to fast if a ס"ת falls?
The person who was carrying it AND anyone who saw it fall.
300
If a ספר is on a bench, when may you sit on the bench?
When the ספר is resting on something that is at least 1 tefach high.
300
What types of papers are you allowed to keep in your seforim, and what types aren't you?
You may keep divrei Torah in your seforim, but you may not keep divrei chol in them.
300
True of False: The obligation to put things in גניזה is entirely דרבנן.
False.
300
Are you allowed to put an old ספר in גניזה even if you can still learn from it? If yes, then you may sit down...if no, what should you do with that ספר?
No...you should store it in a place that will not cause it to become ruined very quickly, i.e., a very damp place.
300
Can we put a Tanach with divrei k'fira into geneiza? Why?
No, because someone who isn't learned might find that Tanach, and they might read the divrei k'fira, and think the Torah agrees with it, ח"ו.
400
Give 2 examples from the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of how you're not allowed to use a ספר for your own pleasure.
1. Shield you from the Sun.
2. Hide what you're doing.
400
When may you use a ספר in a way that appears to be for your pleasure?
If you're shielding the ספר you're learning from.
400
The Chayei Adam says you can use a ספר as a shtender בשעת הדחק. Does he allow you to use all seforim? If yes, you may sit down, if no, please tell me which seforim he doesn't allow you to use.
No...Chumash, Nevi'im, Kesuvim
400
Do you have to treat names like יהודה and נחמיה with kedusha since they have the names of Hash-m in them? Why or why not?
No, because you didn't have kavanah for anything kadosh; you were only writing the names.
400
Can you eat a cake with a posuk on it? Why or why not?
Yes, because that posuk was never intended to be written in a permanent way.
500
Why don't we have to put a dollar bill into geneiza?
Because it was not written for learning Torah or for tefilla.
500
The ט"ז says that it's degrading to a sefer to use it as a shtender. When does he say that it's no problem?
It's no problem when the sefer is already right in front of you.
500
What does the לאו of "לא תעשון" apply to?
The names of Hash-m that cannot be erased.
500
What did the Chazon Ish write on letters instead of ב"ה, and why is what he wrote any better?
He used to write בס"ד or בעה"י. Those are better because they are not praises of Hash-m...they are simply recognition that you will only achieve your goal with Hash-m's help.
500
Why would it be מותר to erase divrei Torah from a computer screen?