Visual Introduction to Gemara Quiz 1

When Hashem gave the Torah at Har Sinai, what did the people first hear?

• A Sefer Torah

• The Aseres Hadibros

• The 613 Mitzvos

When were the Jewish people told the 613 Mitzvos?

• At Har Sinai

• During the 40 years in the desert

• After going into Eretz Yisrael with Yehoshua

What was given orally and not written down in the Sefer Torah?

• The 613 Mitzvos

• The Aseres Hadibros

• The explanations of the Mitzvos

There were 2 ways the explanations were handed down. The 1st one is called Mesora. Explain what this means.

• The explanations that Moshe explained directly

• The explanations that Moshe explained indirectly

• The tools that Moshe gave over to know the rules how to interpret the Pesukim

The 2nd way the explanations were handed down is knows as the י"ג מדות שהתורה נדרשת בהן. What does this mean?

• The explanations that Moshe gave directly

• The explanations that Moshe gave indirectly

• The tools that Moshe gave over to know the rules how to interpret the Pesukim

The Rabbis were also given the power to make new rules as well. Takanos, Gezeiros and Minhagim. What are Gezeiros?

• Decrees to protect people from doing an Aveira

• The tools that Moshe gave over to know the rules how to interpret the Pesukim

• New customs

What are Takanos?

• Laws made by the Chachamim to protect someone from doing an Aveira

• Laws made by the Chachamim to improve something needed

• A custom that the Chachamim introduced to strengthen Yiddishkeit

What are Minhagim?

• Laws made by the Chachomim to protect someone from doing an Aveira

• Laws made by the Chachomim to fix something or make something better

• A custom that the Chachomim introduced to strengthen Yiddishkeit

Neiros Shabbos Kodesh is a

• Gezeira

• Takana

• Minhag

Muktze is a

• Gezeira

• Takana

• Minhag