Basic Story
[everyone knows these..]
[everyone knows these..]
How was the Alter Rebbe taken to prison?
They put him in a (very scary) black wagon (that started with 4 wheels).
What kind of food did the Alter Rebbe eat in jail?
Kashe (The stuff on the table. Eat some.)
What will happen when we spread Chassidus to the whole world?
Moshiach will come sooner!
What was the Alter Rebbe’s name?
Shneur Zalman
(Duh! What were you thinking?!)
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee.
(Don't ask us why... we thought it should be Jacksonville)
What happened when the guards did not want to stop for Shabbos? (chutzpah!)
The axle of the carriage broke. Helpers were brought from a nearby village to fix the axle, but then, once the carriage was repaired, one of the horses suddenly collapsed. A new horse was brought, but, strangely enough, the horses were unable to move the carriage.
When he got the news that he was freed, the Alter Rebbe was in middle of saying...
Padah B’Sholom Nafshi (from tehilim)
What does Chabad stand for?
Chochma, Binah, Daas
(and for the chosheve people)
Which two Seforim did the Alter Rebbe write?
Tanya and Shulchan Aruch
(and many more... but the question said 'two'...)
What are the Shivas Haminim?
1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Grapes
4. Figs
5. Pomegranates
6. Olives
7. Dates
(We reached 7 so that's all...)
What happened when the Czar (king) walked into the Alter Rebbe’s prison cell?
The Alter Rebbe stood up and honored him.
(and the Czar was very happy... boruch hashem)
How did the Alter Rebbe know the time in jail even without windows or a watch?
Every hour is lit up by the different forms of the letters of Hashem's Name. The Alter Rebbe felt which form was then shining.
Why did the Alter Rebbe 'deserve' to be in prison?
There was an 'accusation' in shamayim that he was revealing too much chassidus.
What happened when the Alter Rebbe tried to visit the Vilna Gaon?
The Vilna Gaon refused to meet him.
And jumped out the window (For real! No, really...)
How many מִצְות לֹא תַעֲשֶה are there in the Torah?
365.
(That's how many points you just got, or not!)
How many days was the Alter Rebbe in jail, and why?
53 for the 53 perakim of Tanya.
How did Rabbi Levi Yitzchok know the Alter Rebbe’s full name?
He opened a Chumash to the Possuk 'and Yaacov saw that there was 'שבר' (food) in Egypt (wherever that is).' - The word 'שבר' means both “food” and “hope.” R. Levi Yitzchok said: "The word 'שבר' stands for Schneur ben Rivka.”
What is the moshol the Alter Rebbe gave to defend spreading chassidus everywhere?
The sick prince who was barely able to drink the crushed diamond juice (don't try that) yet was still given some to save his life.
How many children did the Alter Rebbe have?
Rebbetzin Freida, Rebbetzin Devorah Leah, the Mitteler Rebbe, HaRav Chaim Avrohom, Reb Moshe, and Rebbetzin Rochel
(If you counted that correctly, it adds up to) six.
What is the Rebbe Rashab's Yartzheit?
Beis Nissan.
(Yud Tes Kislev is something else...)
What were the main accusations against the Alter Rebbe?
That he was giving money to an enemy country (really, he was sending tzedakah to Eretz Yisroel) and teaching that the King is 'nothing' - Because in Chassidus Malchus (kingship) is the lowest of the Ten Sefiros. (But maybe he really was nothing!)
What year was the Alter Rebbe freed from jail?
תקנ"ט
5559 (1799)
(That's like a bajillion years ago)
What's the answer to the complaint of the misnagdim of why we are called “Chassidim” and they are called “Misnagdim”?
The Misnagdim should have called the Chassidim 'Misnagdim,' but b'Hashgacha Protis the Misnagdim were inspired with a sense of truth that they called the Chassidim 'Chassidim,' and themselves 'Misnagdim.'”
(So, they asked for it...)
How old was the Alter Rebbe at his passing?
68 (gematria for Chaim)
How many times per year did the Rebbe (usually) give out Kos Shel Brocho? (We said it was random!)
4
(ראש השנה, שמחת תורה, אחרון של פסח ושבועות)