WorksheetsBetween Pesach & Shavous
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the date on which we begin counting ספירה?
טז אייר
א ניסן
טז ניסן
טו ניסן
What is the last date on which we count ספירה?
ה' סיון
ן' סיון
א' סיון
ג' סיון
Which event does the תורה say to begin counting ספירה from?
הקרבת הפסח
49 days before שבעות
1st night of פסח
הקרבת העומר
What year did the yidden leave מצרים?
2488
2844
2448
2444
Is ספירת העומר today a מצוה from the תורה or מדרבנן?
תורה
מדרבנן
Why is ספירת העומר today not מן התורה?
Because it is not mentioned in the תורה
Because we are not actually standing by Har Sinai accepting the תורה like we did hundreds of years ago
Because we cant bring the קרבן העומר.
Because it is done at night
When was the first time that the Yidden counted ספירה to prepare for מתן תורה?
The first year when they left מצרים.
The day that they left מצרים.
Their last night in מצרים.
When they found out that they would be receiving the תורה
Why were the חסידים of the Alter Rebbe were called “counters”?
Because they could counter any arguments against Chassidus
Because they count the amount of people that they bring closer to Yiddishkiet
Because every single Yid counts to them
Because they made sure to use every single moment to get better and better.
What is unique about חודש אייר?
Every day something special happens.
Every day is connected with a מצוה.
There is no Yom Tov in that month
Because אייר stands for אני ה רפאך
Why don’t we say a שהחיינו on the first night of ספירה?
Because just like we don't say שהחיינו for correct our middos on any normal day, so too we also don't say שהחיינו for correcting our middos on the first night of ספירה
Really we should be looking over our middos and correcting them throughout the year, and not just during ספירה
because we are not sure if you will remember to count every night.
we are not fully happy as we don’t have the בית המקדש to bring the קרבן העומר.
What does the word ספירה mean?
Counting.
Telling.
Preparing.
Reconnecting.
How did come פסח שני about?
Because the Yidden who were טמא REALLY WANTED a second chance.
There was too big a break between Pesach and Shavous.
Because some people got the date wrong.
Some People wanted to celebrate after a month of redemption
Why were they טמא?
They went into a house of a Mitzri - to ask for riches - who had not yet removed the body of their dead firstborn.
they were carrying Yosef’s bones.
They took treasures that were טמא.
they had to deal with a מת מצוה.
Translate: עֶס אִיז נִיטָא קֵיין פַארְפַאלְן
If you fall, STAND UP.
It is NEVER too late.
If not now,WHEN?
Two is ALWAYS better than one.
What do we have a minhag to eat on פסח שני?
מרור
מצה
roasted meat.
מצה and מרור together
We celebrate לג בעומר because
On this day the students of רבי עקיבא stopped dying.
It celebrates the dedication of the second בית המקדשץ
רבי שמעון בר יוחאי who wrote the זוהר passed away and he asked that this day be celebrated.
The sun stayed in the sky longer than usual to allow for רבי שמעון to reveal secrets of the תורה.
Why do we play with a bow and arrow on לג בעומר?
it is a custom passed down from generation to generation
A rainbow was never seen in the days of רבי שמעון בר יוחאי
To remind us of the Roman soldiers that רבי שמעון בר יוחאי hid from.
To remind us of the dangerous time that רבי שמעון בר יוחאי lived in.
Why do we light fires?
To celebrate the great light (the זוהר) that was revealed in the world by רבי שמעון בר יוחאי especially on the day he passed away.
because when רבי שמעון בר יוחאי passed away, people lit fires to spread the news quickly
because when רבי שמעון בר יוחאי passed away, his house was surrounded by fire
just like we light a candle on somebody's yartziet, we light a big fire for such a great man, רבי שמעון בר יוחאי, on his yartziet
