Month of Nissan
What is the month of Nissan also called? (In English)
The First Month
Why is the Shabbat before peasach called Shabbat Hagadol?
Because a great miracle happened on that day.
What can't we eat on Erev Pesach?
Matazah
What is the month of Nissan Also called? (In Hebrew)
חודש הראשון
Name all 3 of the Yom Tov's:
1. Chag Hamatzot
2.Peasach
3.Zman Charotanoo
What don't we eat later in after noon and why?
We don't eat anything that fills us up so we have an appetite for the meal at night.
Why is this holiday called peasach?
Because Hashem passed over the houses of Bnei Yisreal by Macot Bchorot
How many days before Peasach should we start learning about this holiday?
30 days (on Purim)
What was put up in the dessert in Nissan?
The Mishkan
What special bracha do we say in Nissan?
Upon seeing the new blossoms of a fruit tree
Why don't we say Tachnun on Peasach?
Since most of the month is a holiday, we don't say it the whole month.
Why is this holiday called Chag Hamaztot?
because we have the Mitzvah of eating Matzah
What is the minhag of Ma'ot Chittim?
To supply the poor for Pesach
What happens where spring will not arrive by Nissan?
An extra month of Adar Shani is added.
What do we skip on Erev Pesach and why?
We do not say Mizmor Litoda because a Korban Todah could not be brought on Erev Pesach.
Why is this holiday called Zman Charotanoo?
since it is when we achieved our freedom
What is Tannit Bichorim, why, and how can someone get out of it?
It is when the Bachor fasts on Erev Pesach, in honor of being saved from death of the Macot Bichorot. Someone can get out of it by partaking in a Siyum.