Holidays
When do we read Megillas Rut?
Shavuot
What is the bracha achrona on rice?
Borei Nefashot
What does רמב"ם stand for?
Rav Moshe Ben Maimon
Name a descendant of Rut
1. David
2. Shlomo
3. Yishai
4. Mashiach
How many Sofit letters are there?
5
On which holiday do we STOP saying משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם
Pesach
What is the מלאכה of בורר?
Separating/sorting
How many orders (sidrei) of the Mishnah are there?
6
Whose wife caused Yosef to end up in jail?
Potifar
What do we say after we accidentally make a bracha levatala?
"Baruch sheim k'vod malchuto l'olam va'ed"
Name four fast days
1. Yom Kippur
2. Tisha B'av
3. Tzom Gedalia
4. Tenth of Tevet
5. 17th of Tammuz
6. Taanit Esther
7. תענית בכורות - Fast of the Firstborn
How many melachot are forbidden on Shabbos?
39
What does Shas 1. stand for and 2. refer to?
1. Shisha sedarim
2. The entire Talmud
Who was Yehoshua's father?
Nun
What is hagalah?
Which day of Chanukah is called זאת חנוכה?
The 8th (last) day
What is the purpose of עירוב תבשילין?
To allow you to cook for Shabbos on yom tov
What is the Talmudic principle of קל וחומר (and give an example)?
Principle of reasoning, making a deduction from a lenient case to a strict case and vice versa
What is the last parsha in sefer Bereishit?
Vayechi
How many berachot are in bentching?
4
On which Rosh Chodesh do we recite the FULL Hallel?
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Name 3 of the sheva mitzvos bnei noach
1. Don't eat a limb from a living animal
2. set up courts of law
3. Don't steal
4. Don't kill
5. Don't commit sexual immorality
6. Don't worship idols
7. Don't curse Hashem
What are three masechtos that start with "Bava"?
1. Bava Kama
2. Bava Metzia
3. Bava Batra
Which sefer in Tanach has the Pasuk ליהודים היתה אורה, ושמחה, וששון, ויקר
Megilas Esther
What was another famous book written by the Chofetz Chaim (R' Yisroel Meir Kagan)?
Mishnah Berura