Kiddush and Havdala
This mitzvah officially begins the Friday night meal.
what is kiddush
Har Sinai is the mountain where this event took place.
What is Matan Torah?
How many weeks are there between Pesach and Shavuos?
7
This is the Hebrew word for a vessel that was directly on the fire
what is kli rishon
What appliance is commonly used to keep food warm for Shabbos meals?
What is a blech?
In what way is a havdala candle different than a Shabbos candle?
Havdala = at least two wicks
This megillah is traditionally read on Shavuos.
What is Megillas Rus
This bracha is said before counting the Omer
Al sefiras Haomer
This is the reason Chazal said we are not allowed to return a pot to a flame on Shabbos (unless many conditions are fuflfilled)
Because it looks like cooking
What do you call a bowl or cup that hot food was poured into?
Kli sheini
this havdala item helps us recover from the loss of our neshama yeseira (exttra neshama)
what are besamim
This is one reason we stay up learning all night on Shavuos.
1) On the day when the Jews received the Torah, they overslept.
2) studying Torah on Shavu’os night prepares the Jewish people to receive the Torah
During part of Sefirah, many people avoid these activities as a sign of mourning for the death of the students of Rebbi Akiva
What are haircuts, music, and weddings
According to many opinions, these foods cook very easily even in a kli sheini.
What are kalei habishul?
True or False: A blech helps show that cooking adjustments should not be made on Shabbos.
true
On Friday night, kiddush is a mitzvah (from the Torah/from Chazal).
On Shabbos day, kiddush is a mitzvah (from the Torah/from Chazal).
Fri night = Torah
Shabbos day = Chazal (derabbanan)
Name 3 names for the holiday that takes place after sefiras haomer concludes
Shavuos
zman mattan toraseinu
Yom Habikkurim
How many talmidim of Rebbi Akiva were left after the plague was over?
zero
וכולם מתו בפרק אחד
Instant coffee is already "cooked"
What concern did Chazal have about leaving food on a fire before Shabbos?
a person may adjust the flame
This is the Hebrew term for a beverage that can be used for kiddush/havdala when wine or grape juice are not available
What is chamar medina
This is the complex Aramaic poetic introduction to the Torah reading on the first day of Shavuos
What is Akdamus
This mountain is the burial place of Rebbi Akiva's most famous student
What is Meron
How hot does something have to be in order for it to be capable of cooking?
יד סולדת בו
hot enough that if your hand touches it it will "jump back"
What is the Hebrew term for returning a pot to the heat source on Shabbos?
chazarah