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Customs Before Pesach
Chametz
Seder
General
100

בדיקת חמץ

The search for Chametz

100

What is the Shabbat before Pesach called?

שבת הגדול - Shabbat Hagadol

100

What 3 things are forbidden to do on Pesach with Chametz?

a) eat it, b) own it, c) derive benefit from it

100

What is "Halachma aniya" הלחמא ענייא?

This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of מצרים All those who are hungry, let them enter and eat. All who are in need, let them come celebrate the Passover. Now we are here. Next year in the and of Israel. This year we are slaves. Next year we will be free.

100

How many times do we say the ...כל חמירא וחמיעא ברשותי"


2

200

קמחא דפסחא / מעות חיטים

Wheat Money- give wheat to the poor for the baking of matzot

Today we give Tzdakah or needy families before Passover in order for everyone to have everything they need for Passover

200

Can I use dishes and silverware that had Chametz on them on Pesach?

NO!!!
200

What do we have to do before Pesach to get rid of the Chametz? (give 2 out of 3 things)

a) בדיקת חמץ, b) ביטול חמץ, c) sell it to a non-Jew

200

List the symbols of the seder?

"קדש. ורחץ. כרפס. יחץ. מגיד. רחצה. מוציא. מצה. מרור. כורך. שולחן עורך. צפון. ברך. הלל. נרצה".

200

who knows 6?

6 books of the mishna - שישה סדרי משנה

300

ביעור חמץ

Destroying Chametz by burning or flushing down the toilet

300

What special bracha is recited over fruit trees during the month of Nissan?

ברכת האילנות - Birkat Ha'ilanot

300

What is the Aramaic declaration called that we say to make the chametz worthless and ownerless?

כל חמירא - Kol Chamira

300

Next year, let us be in.....

לשנה הבאה בירושלים הבנויה

300

What is דצ"ך עד"ש באח"ב ?

The abbreviation for the ten plagues

400

הגעלת כלים

It means the process of kashering silverware, pots, and pans by boiling them in water.

400

What is the fast that firstborns do on Erev Pesach called?

תענית בכורות - Taanit Bechorot

400

What time of day is it forbidden to eat chametz on Erev Pesach?

2 hours before חצות (Midday)

400

What are the three things רבן גמליאל היה אומר 

פסח מצה ומרור

400

On the second night of Pesach we start counting?

ספירת העומר

500

ליל שימורים

The first night of Pesach, a night spent studying Torah

500

What do we need to use for בדיקת חמץ?

wooden spoon, feather, candle

500

What is the bracha we say before doing the בדיקת חמץ?

ברוך אתה ה' אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו בצותיו וצונו על ביעור חמץ

500

What are the four phrases of freedom?

  • והוצאתי - I took you out of 

  • והצלתי - I will save you

  • וגאלתי - I will redeem you

  • ולקחתי - I will take you

500

What do we do while drinking the 4 cups of wine?

recline \ lean to the left