Mishna Rosh Hashana - Seeing the Moon

How many witnesses did the Torah require?

• 1

• 2

• 15

• 71

How many rabbis were on the Sanhedrin?

• 70

• 71

• 72

• 23

Which of these people would be accepted as a witness for the new moon?

• a gambler

• a dove racer

• a woman

• Tuvia the doctor

Which of these people did the Sanhedrin accept?

• Tuvia and his freed slave

• Tuvia and his son

• Tuvia's son and his freed slave

• Tuvia and the Kohanim

Who did the witnesses meet up with before they got to the Sanhedrin?

• the Kohanim

• the rabbis

• the freed slaves

• the robbers

What things could a person take when going to Jerusalem? (more than one answer)

• staffs

• a bed with a person who can't walk

• food

• books

If the moon is clearly visible, should you break Shabbat to go be a witness?

• Everyone says yes

• Rabbis say yes, Rabbi Yosi says no

• Everyone says no

• It depends on what time of year it is

In what way would a witness be breaking Shabbat to go to the Sanhedrin? (more than one answer)

• Traveling between cities wasn't allowed

• Carrying sticks wasn't allowed

• Eating wasn't allowed

• Walking wasn't allowed

What do we learn from the words of the Torah "these are the holidays... that you announce in their set times" (more than one right answer)

• that we break Shabbat to witness the new moon

• that we never break Shabbat for any reason

• that holidays are determined by the witnesses & Sanhedrin

• that God rested on the 7th day

What should a witness do if the Sanhedrin doesn't know him?

• bring sticks and hit the Sanhedrin

• bring an extra witness to testify about his identity

• bring food and bribe the Sanhedrin

• try to mess up the Rosh Chodesh process