PURIM
What is Rava's "controversial" statement?
Chayav Inish...
What is our attitude regarding breaking Shabbos for someone whose life is in danger?
Mitzvah to save a life- do whatever is needed and do not delay
What foods do we want present at a Simcha?
Meat and wine
How sick does one need to be to be patur from Succah?
Even for a headache
If the person choosing this came on the Shabbaton, you get the points!
If you didn't, that's a you problem
What does Gematria have to do with Haman and Mordechai?
Arur Haman and Baruch Mordechai are the same Gematria
What can one do on Shabbos for a sick person whose life is not in immediate danger (level 2)?
Medication ok, break Shabbos with a shinui or ask a non-Jew
What is the difference between a snack vs a meal in regards to making a bracha achrona?
For a snack you can change locations but for a meal you need to bentch where you ate
Why is snacking vs napping outside of the Succah different?
Snack is a snack but a nap can turn into a deeper sleep
What is the most common concept that we have come across on daf כו?
תשבו כעין תדורו
Did Rabbah really kill Rav Zeira? Share an alternate explanation
Made him very sick or embarrassed him
How sick does one need to be to be patur from Succah?
Level 1, even just a headache
What is the purpose of a Gezeirah?
To protect a person from doing a worse aveirah
What are the two opinions for the definition of a snack?
Rav Yosef - 2 or 3 eggs, Abaye- the amount that you grab on the go
What is level “2.5” for a sick person?
Safek pikuach nefesh
What is the Rama's recommendation for drinking on Purim?
Drink a bit more than usual and take a nap (so that you don't know the difference between Haman and Mordechai)
What is the halachic advantage of a hatzalah member driving an electric car?
Lower level of melacha being done
What do we learn from the fact that Rav Zeira rejected Rabbah's second Purim invitation?
That we should not rely on miracles
What is the fundamental difference between Choleh and Mitztaer?
For a mitztaer, only that individual is patur. For a choleh, the person taking care of him is patur from the Succah too
What are the 3 prohibitions with meat and milk?
Eating cooking and benefitting
Who wrote the Mishna Berurah?
Chafetz Chaim
What is the issue with taking medication on Shabbos?
It is a GEZEIRAH that is related to the melacha of grinding (tochein)
What does Kiddush B'Makom Seudah mean?
You should eat in the same place where you make Kiddush
What was the benefit for Rav Acha to sleep in a tent inside the Succah?
Minority opinion says it is valid
What important idea do we learn from the fact that the great Rav Shimon ben Gamliel went to ask another Rabbi if he should be exempt from the Succah if he already knew the answer?
A person is biased about himself so he should always ask another Rav when he has a halachic question