Sefirat HaOmer
You were exhausted and counted Sefirat HaOmer sitting down. Afterward, your friend tells you that you’re supposed to stand. Do you need to count again?
Ideally, you should stand, but if you counted sitting, you still fulfilled the mitzvah and do not repeat it.
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 489:6
Which of the following is the correct procedure for נטילת ידים upon waking?
A. Take the cup in your left hand and pour three times consecutively on each hand
B. Take the cup in your right hand, pass it to your left, and begin with the left hand
C. Take the cup in your right hand, pass it to your left, pour first on the right hand, alternating three times
D. Any method of washing three times is sufficient
C. Take the cup in your right hand, pass it to your left, pour first on the right hand, alternating three times
What is the minimum amount of wine the person making kiddush must drink for it to be valid?
מלא לוגמיו (a cheekful)
Bonfires on Lag BaOmer
Minhag
What special clothing did the Kohen Gadol wear on Yom Kippur?
Linen garments
If you aren't sure if you counted the preceding night, do you continue counting with a bracha?
You can continue to count with a bracha! This is because it's considered a "sfeik sfeika (double doubt)" and we are unsure if each night counts as a separate mitzvah or if it's all part of one mitzvah
Which of the following correctly reflects both the order of putting on shoes and tying them according to halacha?
A. Right on → Left on → Right tie → Left tie
B. Left on → Right on → Left tie → Right tie
C. Right on → Left on → Left tie → Right tie
D. Left on → Right on → Right tie → Left tie
C. Right on → Left on → Left tie → Right tie
The right is put on first because it’s given priority in many mitzvot, but the left is tied first because tefillin are worn on the left—balancing both sides.
When wine is unavailable for Friday night kiddush, what serves as its only valid substitute?
Challah!
Youngest child singing Mah Nishtana at the Seder
Minhag!
What is the punishment for intentionally offering a sacrifice outside the Mishkan?
A. You must bring a קרבן חטאת
B. You receive lashes
C. You are liable for כרת
D. There is no punishment if your intention was for Hashem
C. כרת
דָּ֣ם יֵֽחָשֵׁ֞ב לָאִ֤ישׁ הַהוּא֙ דָּ֣ם שָׁפָ֔ךְ וְנִכְרַ֛ת הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמּֽוֹ:
Which of the following is permitted on Lag BaOmer according to halacha?
A. Haircuts starting the night before
B. Haircuts only after daybreak
C. Haircuts only after sunset
D. Haircuts are never allowed
B. Haircuts only after daybreak
Which of the following conditions would halachically invalidate a מקום תפילה?
A. Davening in a place without privacy
B. Davening with background music playing
C. Davening in a messy bedroom
D. Davening in a smelly room
D. Davening in a smelly room
Which of the following is the most halachically acceptable way to prepare tea on Shabbos?
A. Pour hot water from the urn (kli rishon) directly onto a tea bag
B. Pour hot water into a cup (kli sheni) and then add a tea bag
C. Pour hot water into a cup, then transfer to another cup (kli shlishi), and then add a tea bag
D. Place a tea bag into an empty cup and pour from the urn (irui kli rishon)
C. Pour hot water into a cup, then transfer to another cup (kli shlishi), and then add a tea bag
Having at least one dairy seudah over Shavuous
Minhag!
When the Jewish people received the Torah at Mount Sinai, they realized their dishes and meat were not kosher, and preparing kosher meat would take too long, so they ate dairy instead. Eating dairy on Shavuot also symbolizes that the Torah is compared to milk and honey and represents purity.
What is a defining feature of the forbidden relationships listed in Parshas Acharei Mot?
A. They are only forbidden for Kohanim
B. They are based on family and close relational boundaries
C. They only apply in Eretz Yisrael
D. They only apply during Beit Hamikdash times
B. They are based on family and close relational boundaries
Which of the following situations is fully permitted during Sefirat HaOmer?
A. An engagement party with dancing but no music
B. An engagement party with a meal and background music
C. An engagement party with a meal but no dancing
D. A small wedding without dancing
C. An engagement party with a meal but no dancing
What are the correct bracha rishona and achrona for rice?
C. Mezonot → Borei Nefashot
If someone makes kiddush in one house but eats in another house—even with intention—have they fulfilled the mitzvah?Why/why not?
No, because kiddush must be made במקום סעודה
Standing up for laining
Minhag- but many have the custom to at least do so for the first bracha. The reason why people stand for is often seen as representative of Har Sinai
What was done with the “azazel” goat?
a) it was slaughtered, and its blood was sprinkled on the mizbeach
b) It was sent out to the desolate deser
c)it was allowed to wander around Jerusalem until it died of old age
b) It was sent out to the desolate desert and then pushed off a cliff
Why might a haircut be permitted on Erev Shabbat during Sefirah in a case where it normally wouldn’t be? Name the two overlapping factors that create this leniency.
Rosh Chodesh and Erev Shabbos
What is the correct order of brachot if having: cake, apple, cucumber, egg, and wine?
Cake, wine, apple, cucumber, egg
(Hamotzi, Mezonot, Hagafen, Haetz, Haadamah, Shehakol)
Which of the following is NOT one of the 39 melachos of Shabbos?
A. טוחן 9 (grinding)
B. בורר (selecting/sorting)
C. ממרח (smoothing/spreading)
D. לש (kneading)
C. ממרח (smoothing/spreading)
Saying 100 brachot a day
Halacha- in response to a devastating plague, the Beis Din of David Hamelech introduced the requirement each day
What is the law of orlah regarding fruit from newly planted trees?
For the first three years, the fruit is completely forbidden to eat or benefit from.