Pesach
When is Pesach (date) and how many days is it?
14th Nissan, 7 in Israel 8 everywhere else
What is the lesson behind Pesach Sheini
Always have second chance
Between Pesach to Shavuot
What are the 10 commandments?
1) I am Hashem who took out of Mitzrayim
2) No other gods
3) Don't say/swear Hashem's name in vain
4) Shabbat
5) Respecting parents
6) Don't kill
7) Don't steal
8) Don't commit adultry
9) Don't be a false witness
10) Don't be jealous
What is the difference between מצות דאורייתא and דרבנן
דרבנן- From Rabbanim
Which grains are labled as Chametz?
BROWS (barley, rye, oat, wheat, spelt)
Who couldn't bring the korban in the first year, and why?
People who were carrying Yosef's coffin, they were tamey
What are some customs to do on Lag Baomer
Bonfires, play bows and arrows, boys get first haircuts
Why is respecting parents in the "between us and Hashem" mitzvah category?
He is the third partner in giving us life- by respecting parents we are also respecting Hashem
What is the difference between Shaul and Shmuel?
Shmuel- Navi
What do Pesach, Matzah, Marror represent and what should be done while saying these terms?
Pesach- korban pesach (point at zeroah on ke'arah)
Matzah- how we left quickly (point at it)
Marror- our bitter slavery (point at it)
What was their complaint?
Why should we miss out of one mitzvah because we're busy with another?
Why is Lag Baomer happy if it's the day the RASHBI passed away? (2)
1) He said to be happy
2) He revealed the Zohar- secrets of the Torah
... and also it's when the students of R' Akiva stopped passing away
What is Tikun Leil Shavuot
Staying up at night to learn Torah on Shavuot
Give examples of mitzvot that prove the importance of not doing צער בעלי חיים (causing an animal to suffer)
Shiluach Hakan- sending away the mother bird
Helping a fellow's donkey if it's too over loaded
Can't destroy a tree for no reason, how much more so, an animal
What are 4 names of Pesach?
חג המצות- we eat matzot
חג האביבit's in the spring
זמן חרותנוit's when we were freed
חג הפסחHashem skipped over our houses
What is Pesach Sheini used for?
Anyone who could not bring Korban on Pesach can make it up on Pesach sheini
Why do some light bonfires on Lag Baomer?
To symbolize the light of Torah that the Rashbi brought by teaching the zohar
How old was Dovid when he passed away, and on which day was he born and pass away?
70
On Shavuot
What is a מצוה ASIDE from being a command
A way to connect to Hashem
Why did Hashem fight the war with Mitzrim but not Amaleik?
Mitzrayim was behind them, represents what's in the Past. Allow the past to be forgotten, Hashem will fight those past problems for you.
Amaleik are ahead, represents that when someone is blocking you from Torah/anything good, it's something that we need to fight for
When is Pesach Sheni
14th Iyar
Who is the Rashbi, and what was his life story?
Had to live in a cave for 12 years because he was caught teaching Torah when the Romans forbade it. Also taught the Zohar (secrets of Torah/Kaballah)
Who is Rut and why do we read about her on Shavuot?
Dovid's great-grandmother
She converted and accepted the Torah upon herself just as we did by Har Sinai
What are the 6 fast days?
Tzom Gedalia
Yom Kippur
Aseret Betevet (10th)
Taanit Ester
17th Tammuz
9th Av (Tisha B'Av)