Time in Masechet Brachot

We can say the evening Shema from the time when the ___________ enter to eat their Terumah

What is סתם משנה? (Choose 2 answers)

• when all the rabbis agree

• might be Rabbi Meir's opinion

• might be Rabbi Eliezer's opinion

• no one agrees with that answer

What does מאימתי mean?

• until when

• evening prayer

• from when

• first watch

How did they tell time during the DAY in the Mishna time period?

• they had modern clocks

• they looked up at the sun

• they looked up at the moon

• they wore watches

How did people tell time at NIGHT?

• they couldn't

• they looked at the moon

• they looked at a sundial

• they looked to see the night watchman

How many times a day do we say Shema?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• any time we leave our house

At which time of the year are the DAYTIME hours the longest?

• summer

• winter

Which of these is the opinion of Rabbi Eliezer?

• we can say the Shema until the end of the first watch

• we can say the Shema until midnight

• we can say the Shema until dawn

Which of these was true of Rabban Gamliel? (Choose 2 answers!)

• he thought you should always say the Shema standing up

• he thought the Sages agreed with him about Shema until dawn

• he thought you could say the Shema until dawn

• he thought you should always say the Shema lying down

What is the meaning of the word ערבית? (choose more than one answer)

• evening

• evening prayer

• midnight

• from when