Bikkurim, Perek Gimmel

How do you designate bikkurim according to the Tana Kama?

• You have to register your bikkurim with the Kohen

• You have to tie a reed rope around the produce you want as your bikkurim

• You have to look at trees and think in your head which produce you want to set aside as bikkurim

• You do not need to designate produce as bikkurim

What is a מעמד/ma’amad?

• A division of all of Israel — kohanim, levied, yisraelim

• A way to stand before the kohen

• Describing the walk up to Jerusalem

• A way to pack your bikkurim

How were the people greeted when they arrived in Jerusalem with their bikkurim? (Check all that apply.)

• Everyone greeted anyone!

• People were greeting according to their rank, i.e. their status in the society

• With song and verbal greetings

• They were not greeted — this was a mitzvah, not a party!

Who was King Agrippas? (Check all that apply.)

• He was Herod the Great’s grandson

• He ruled over Eretz Israel from 41-44 CE

• He was despised by chazal, our sages

• He was the Roman king who ordered the destruction of the second Beit Hamikdash

What did people do with the two birds they brought?

• They set both free

• They offered one to the Kohen, and kept one for themselves

• They offered one to the Kohen, and one as an offering to God

• They brought them both home — they were just for decorations

How does the declaration said when giving bikkurim begin?

• In the beginning God created the skies and the lands/ בראשית ברא אלוקים את השמים ואת הארץ

• When Israel left Egypt/ בצאת ישראל ממצרים

• My father was a wandering Aramean/ ארמי אבד אבי

Who is able to recite the declaration?

• Anyone who wants to

• Anyone who can recite it in three languages

• It used to be that everyone who wanted to recite it could, but they ultimately made a decree that no one was allowed to recite it

• The declaration is not recited, it is just thought

What are the three elements of bikkurim, according to Rabbi Shimon?

• The bikkurim, the journey, and the basket

• The bikkurim, the music, and the sleeping outside

• The bikkurim, the additions to the bikkurim, and the ornaments of the bikkurim

• The bikkurim, the kohen, and the person bringing the bikkurim 

When are you allowed to consider additions to the bikkurim like bikkurim themselves? (Check all that apply.)

• When they are the same produce of the bikkurim themselves 

• When they are any one of the שבעת המינים/ the seven species

• When they are from the land of Israel

• When you are traveling by horse to get to Jerusalem

In what ways can a kohen use bikkurim like his property according to the Tana Kamma? (Check all that apply.)

• He can purchase land with it

• He can use it to pay off debt

• He can buy a new home with it

• He can use it however he wants