Devarim - Shema

Vilna Gaon

100

Which of the 10 Commandments corresponds to    ושננתם לבניך

The 6th: Do Not Kill לא תרצח

200

What is the connection between the 4th Commandment Shabbat and ואהבת את ה׳ אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך ובכל מאודך ?

Weekdays we serve Hashem through fear / awe יראה 

Shabbat through love אהבה 

300

If you accidently say a ברכה לבטלה what line can you say to quickly fix it? 

ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד

400

The 10th : לא תחמד בית רעך. לא תחמד אשת רעיך ועבדו ואמתו ושורו וחמורו וכל אשר לרעיך refers to which part of the Shema? 

וכתבתם על מזוזות ביתך ובשעריך

500

What is the connection between Tefilin and the 8th and 9th commandments? 

Do Not Steal = Tefilin shel Yad

Do Not bare False Witness = Tefilin shel Rosh (between your eyes!)

Hebrew Words

100

יהודים

The Root is related to הודאה / מודה
Gratitude , To give thanks!

200

ישראל

1 ) To fight with Hashem and Man and Win : כִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַתּוּכָֽל 

2 ) To be Upright ישר with Hashem אל

300

רב / רבי

Greatness / Many / A lot

(A Rav shows us the greatness in each of us & has studied a lot of Torah)

400

ראשית

The Purpose

500

תורה

Teachings (like מורה)

Light (like אוריתא)

Miscellaneous

100

What are the 2 big Hanukkah Miracles ?

1) The War
2) The Lights

200

What idea did we discuss related to Creation, hinted to in Kiddush when we shorten the word  ’ויכולו השמים והארץ’ to ויכל אלקים

צמצום

300

What was עול מלכות שמים ? 

The Yoke of Heaven - when we say the Shema, we have in mind we're taking on the responsiblities of the Mitzvot and being a Jew, carrying the weight of heaven with us everywhere we go

400

Why was Torah given in the desert ? and Why on Har Sinai ( a small mountain) ? Why not a big Mountain ? Why not in a valley ? 

Desert = Torah is open to everyone.
Small Mountain = To learn Torah, must be humble.
Not a valley = to learn Torah, can't be too humble!

500

In what Torah book do we find אשת חיל ?

משלי

Big Ideas

100

When does the book of Devarim take place? 

Last month of Moshe's life in the 40th year of the Jews in the Desert, about to enter the land of Israel

200

What are the two Major sins Bnei Yisrael committed after receiving the Torah in the desert ?

1) חטא המרגלים
2) חטא העגל

300

What are a couple ways to remember the 613 Mitzvot made of of 248 Positive and 365 Negative?

248 bones / 248 = אברהם

365 Muscles or Sinews / 365 days of year

400

What did the Kotzker Rebbe say about על לבבך?

Let the words of Torah rest upon your heart, and one day they'll seep in

500

Why do we refrain from the 39 categories of work done to build the Mishkan on Shabbat? (Sfat Emet)

So we'll think about what our work really should be for all week! For holiness / to make this world a dwelling place for Hashem!

Rashi

100

From where in the Shema do we learn that one's students are considered like their children?

ושננתם לבניך

200

What are the 2 meanings of בכל מאודך

1) ממונך
2) בכל מדה ומדה שהוא מודד לך

300

Why in the Shema do we first describe Hashem as Our God (ה׳ אלקנו) and only afterwards as One God (ה׳ אחד) ?

Now He is just ours, but one day everyone will accept Hashem as the One and only God

400

What does Rashi stand for ? What is his name? What is his Fathers name? 

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki
His father was Yitzhak

500

Why does the Torah start with stories of בראשית and not the first Commandment to the Jewish Nation of Rosh Chodesh?

So we'll know his Strength, that the world is Hashems', so if the Nations of the world say to the Jews you are thieves you stole the Land of Israel from the 7 Nations, you respond  at His (God's) will he gave the Land to them, and at his will he took it from them to give to us.