Part 1 Flashcards
What is the difference between the written and oral law?
Torah she bal peh was not written until Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi compiled the Mishneh in ~200 CE. Torah she bikhsav consists of Breshis, Shemos, Veyikra, Bidmbar, and Devarim have always been written.
If one has a meal with bread, what is the first thing they are required to do?
Wash hands and say Hamotzi.
How does one wash his hands in the morning?
Left hand then right hand.
What is the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning?
Modeh Ani
מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם, שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ
How do we wash our hands in the morning?
Left hand then right hand.
How long must I wait between eating meat and dairy? From dairy to meat?
6 hours. Soft cheese/dairy: after mouth and hands have been cleaned. Hard/aged cheese 6 hours
What does parve mean?
Neither meat nor dairy
What is a mezuzah? What is inside a mezuzah? What is the purpose of a mezuzah?
A Klaf inscribed with verses in Devarim rolled and placed into a case nailed onto the right side door post of a room in ones house to fulfil the Mitzvah of “write them on the door posts of your home and upon your gates”.
How many times is a man required to pray each day? What about a woman?
Men 3. Women 2.
Why do we celebrate Shavuot?
The giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The 10 statements are read in Synagogues just as they were in the desert over 3,300 years ago.
Why do we celebrate Sukkot?
The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Species, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d’s sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Species express our unity and our belief in G‑d’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, it is a time of joy and happiness.
Why do we celebrate Pesach?
Pesach celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.
Why do we celebrate Purim?
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.
Why do we celebrate Channukah?
Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees defeated the occupying Greeks.
What is Tisha B’av?
The 9th of Av. Major day of communal mourning to commerate numerous disasters including the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E and the Second Temple in 70 C.E.
What is the 17th of Tamuz?
The start of a 3 week mourning period for the destruction of Jerusalem and commemorates the breaking of the tablets after the golden calf, the ceasing of sacrifices during the Babylonian siege, Apostomos burning of the Torah, an idol placed in the Temple, and the romans breaching Jerusalem in 69 C.E.
What is Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d” (Leviticus 16:30).
What is Rosh Hashana?
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment.
