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Vocabulary
מסכת יומא
סדרים
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100
How and when can you judge someone favorably?
[many possible answers]
100
What is the definition of עינוי?
Affliction (physical pain or suffering)
100
What is the mishnah's definition of תינוקות?
Anyone younger than בר/בת מצווה.
100
How many סדרים are in the משנה?
six
100
What is a מקווה?
A ritual bath, kind of like a pure swimming pool
200
The translation of "ואהבת לרעך כמוך" means "love your neighbor as you love yourself." Give an example of this.
[many answers possible]
200
What is the Hebrew word for "fulfilled an obligation?"
יצא
200
Does Yom Kippur forgive you if you sinned toward another person?
Only after the other person forgives you.
200
What is סדר טהרות about?
purity
200
There are 39 things that rabbis say you cannot do on Shabbat. Where do those 39 things come from?
From what happened in the משכן.
300
Where do the majority of our Greatest Hits come from?
פרקי אבות
300
What is כפרה?
Atonement (similar to תשובה/repentance)
300
On Yom Kippur, what do you think you can do, if a wall of rocks fell on someone, and you are unsure if they are alive?
You can begin to unbury them. If they're alive, dig them out. If they're dead, leave them until after Shabbat.
300
Which סדר talks about how a husband and wife interact?
סדר נשים
300
What is the purpose of using proof texts in mishnah?
To help strengthen your point, show that your argument is from the Torah.
400
Translate into English: מקבל את כל האדם בסבר פנים יפות.
Greet every person with a happy/cheerful face.
400
What do חייב and חיוב mean?
חייב - obligated. חיוב - obligation.
400
Who doesn't have to fast on Yom Kippur?
People who are sick, and people who are younger than בר/בת מצווה.
400
Which סדר includes מסכת שבת and מסכת מגיללה?
סדר מועד
400
Why does Rabbi Akiva say that Israel is a lucky nation?
Because God purifies them.
500
Please translate into Hebrew and then explain what it means exactly: The shy person doesn't learn.
לא הביישן לומד. If you don't participate and ask questions, you won't be able to learn.
500
Name two pairs of opposite words.
כשר/פסול מותר/אסור יצא/לא יצא
500
How much food may a sick person have on Yom Kippur?
If there is a doctor they can have as much as he/she says, but if there is no doctor he should eat until he is better.
500
What are the 6 סדרים of the משנה?
זרעים, מועד, נשים, נזיקין, קודשים, טהרות
500
Name the 12 months of the Jewish calendar year.
Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tamuz, Av, Elul