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WorksheetsGemarah Final (Sugyos 1-9) - Meseches Berachos - Fall 5779
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
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1.
Which word teach us the time for קריאת שמע?
a)
ודברת בם
b)
ושננתם לבניך
c)
בשכבך ובקמך
d)
ואהבת את
e)
והיו הדברים האלה
2.
What is שקיעה?
a)
Sunset
b)
Dawn
c)
For sure night.
d)
Sunrise
3.
What do we call the time that has a doubt if it day or night?
a)
שקיעה
b)
בין השמשות
c)
צאת הכוכבים
d)
עלות השחר
e)
אשמורת הלילה
4.
When a kohein is טמא when is he allowed to eat Teruma?
a)
Right after he goes to mikvah.
b)
He needs to go to mikvah and then wait until the night.
c)
He needs to go to mikvah once by day and once by night.
d)
He need to bring a korban.
5.
How many parts do Chazal divide the night into?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
6.
Which opinion holds that you have all night to read the שמע?
a)
רבי אליעזר
b)
רבן גמליאל
c)
חכמים
d)
Everybody
7.
State the reason given by the רבן גמליאל for the opinion of the חכמים ?
a)
People are sleeping then.
b)
People only go to sleep then
c)
To insure that people don't miss the correct time.
d)
To give them a greater mitzvha.
8.
What happened to the sons of Rabban Gamliel?
a)
They slept late.
b)
They realized in the morning that they missed the time for shema.
c)
They were criticized by the students of רבי אליעזר.
d)
They came home after midnight from a party and didn't say shema yet.
9.
What is the logic behind the opinion of Rabbi Eliezer?
a)
People only go to sleep in the first four hours of the night.
b)
People sleep all night.
c)
Shema is only for sunset.
d)
The kohanim finish eating teruma in the first third of the night.
10.
What are the Chachamim protecting us from when they give a time limit of Chatzos for korbanos?
a)
Not doing a mitzvah.
b)
כרת
c)
Lashes.
d)
Gettig sick from old meat.
11.
What is another example of an all night mitzvha quoted by Rashi?
a)
Cutting the Omer.
b)
Reading the Megilah
c)
Eating Matzah on Pesach.
d)
Sitting in the Succah
12.
Who does Rashi ask his question on starting with the words למה קורין?
a)
The people in his shul.
b)
Rabban Gamliel
c)
The Chachamim
d)
Rabbi Ellezer
13.
What does Rashi compare the קריאת שמע to?
a)
Words of Torah
b)
Davening
c)
Accepting Hashem as a G-d
d)
Doing a mitzvah
14.
What must be done according to Rashi to fulfill the mitzvah of shema?
a)
You must repeat shema when it gets dark.
b)
Have a lot a כוונה.
c)
Daven maariv only after it gets dark.
d)
Say all three פרשיות of Shema with the ברכות.
15.
From the questions of תוספות what must be done to fulfill the mitzvah of shema?
a)
You must repeat shema when it gets dark.
b)
Have a lot a כוונה.
c)
Daven maariv only after it gets dark.
d)
Say all three פרשיות of Shema with the ברכות.
16.
According to Rashi why would somebody say the קריאת שמע על המטה?
a)
To fulfill the mitzvah of shema.
b)
To protect him from מזיקין.
c)
To impress his friends.
d)
To go to sleep with Torah on his lips.
17.
According to Rabbenu Tam, why would somebody say the קריאת שמע על המטה?
a)
To fulfill the mitzvah of shema.
b)
To protect him from מזיקין.
c)
To impress his friends.
d)
To go to sleep with Torah on his lips.
18.
What is the second question on the mishna?
a)
Why are we mentioning Krias Shema if its already in the Torah.
b)
Why is the time for the evening shema discussed first?
c)
Why is the time for shema so late if sunset begins earlier?
d)
Why do we start the mesechta with Shema and not berachos on food?
19.
What seems to be created first?
a)
Evening
b)
Morning
c)
Stars
d)
Sun
20.
What is discussed first in the mishna later on?
a)
The berachos of the evening shema
b)
The berachos of the morning shema
c)
The time to say shema when in bed
d)
Which parshiyos are said for the morning shema.
21.
Why does our gemara ask a question from that mishna later on?
a)
Since the discussion of the berachos should have been first.
b)
The laws of the evening shema should have been first like it is in the first mishna.
c)
The laws of the morning shema should have been first since by the korban, the morning is first.
d)
The mishna later on should discuss tefila after it discussed the laws of shema.
22.
Why is the berachos of the morning shema discussed first later on?
a)
To give the morning shema a chance to be first.
b)
Since the mishna before it began discussing the time for the morning shema.
c)
Since when discussing the daily korbanos the morning one is discussed first.
d)
The order of the laws is basically random.
23.
What does מלתא אגב אורחא קמ"ל mean?
a)
The mishna is teaching us extra bonus facts.
b)
The mishna will give us bonus reward for saying shema on time.
c)
One derives that the shema can be said on the side of the road.
d)
The mishna is teaching us that the kohanim have to read the shema before they eat the teruma.
24.
On whose opinion does the Gemara want to find out more information about?
a)
חכמים
b)
רבן גמליאל
c)
רבי אליעזר
25.
What is the Gemara unsure about?
a)
Who that opinion actually follows.
b)
What he holds about the morning shema.
c)
Why he is mentioned in the mishna.
d)
How much time he gives for tefilas maariv.
26.
What is the actual question according to Rashi?
a)
What does he hold about the word בשכבך?
b)
Why the morning shema has more time according to him?
c)
Why there is no סייג according to all opinions?
d)
What is the source of his opinion?
27.
Whose opinion do the חכמים really hold like about בשכבך?
a)
Neither - They have a third opinion.
b)
רבן גמליאל
c)
רבי אליעזר
d)
Both of them
28.
What does the word קימעא mean?
a)
a lot
b)
a little
c)
nothing
d)
kosher
29.
If a person does not follow the חכמים in the ברייתא what does the ברייתא say about him?
a)
He is a רשע
b)
He is חייב מיתה.
c)
He should do תשובה.
d)
He has no עולם הבא.
30.
What does the gemara say is very easy for a person to do wrong?
a)
Oversleep
b)
Overeat
c)
Curse
d)
Say לשון הרע
31.
What opinion of Rabbi Yochanan does the Braysa prove?
a)
That even by Maariv one reads the shema before the shemone esrei.
b)
That by Shacharis one must read the shema before the shemone esrei.
c)
That by Maariv one does not need to read the shema before the shemone esrei.
d)
That by Shacharis one does not need to read the shema before the shemone esrei.
32.
What do רבי יוחנן and רבי יהושע בן לוי agree to?
a)
That even by Maariv one reads the shema before the shemone esrei.
b)
That by Shacharis one must read the shema before the shemone esrei.
c)
That by Maariv one does not need to read the shema before the shemone esrei.
d)
That by Shacharis one does not need to read the shema before the shemone esrei.
33.
What is a good translation of סומך?
a)
Put close.
b)
Read.
c)
Have כוונה.
d)
Skip
34.
Who does Rashi compare to a person who is סומך גאולה לתפילה?
a)
A king who grants the request of his friend.
b)
A friend of the king who knocks on the king's door but then leaves before the king answers.
c)
A friend of the king who knocks on the king's door before asking the king to help him.
d)
A king who lets his friend ask him for anything.
35.
What is the logic of רבי יוחנן?
a)
By night there was also a redemption.
b)
By day was the main redemption.
c)
The redemption was in Mitzrayim which is compared to the night.
d)
The main redemption was at night.
36.
What is the logic of רבי אליעזר?
a)
By night there was also a redemption.
b)
By day was the main redemption.
c)
The redemption was in Mitzrayim which is compared to the day.
d)
The main redemption was at night.
37.
What is viewed as a גאולה אריכתא?
a)
The beracha of השכיבנו.
b)
The beracha of גאל ישראל.
c)
The pasuk of ד שפתי תפתח.
d)
The pasuk of יהיו לרצון.
38.
What is viewed as a תפילה אריכתא?
a)
The beracha of השכיבנו.
b)
The beracha of גאל ישראל.
c)
The pasuk of ד שפתי תפתח.
d)
The pasuk of יהיו לרצון.
39.
What does the word משיכיר mean?
a)
When one remembers.
b)
When one can get up.
c)
When one can recognize.
d)
When one can daven.
40.
Which is the earliest time?
a)
משיכיר בין תכלת ללבן
b)
משיכיר בין תכלת לכרתי
c)
הנץ החמה
41.
How much time do you have according to רבי יהושע?
a)
Only until sunrise.
b)
3 hours
c)
4 hours
d)
2 hours
42.
What is the three hour time based on?
a)
When sunrise is finished.
b)
When DRS boys finally get up.
c)
When kings get up.
d)
When people usualy start working in the fields.
43.
Should one read the shema after the proper time?
a)
No.
b)
Yes.
44.
Why should he read the shema after the proper time?
a)
He gets the מצוה בדיעבד.
b)
He gets reward for learning Torah.
c)
It will count as if he said it at night.
d)
He will remember to say it at the correct time the next morning.
45.
According to Bais Shamai how must one read the Shema of the evening?
a)
Standing.
b)
Leaning on his side.
c)
Sitting
d)
Any way one wants.
46.
According to Bais Shamai how must one read the Shema of the morning?
a)
Standing.
b)
Leaning on his side.
c)
Sitting
d)
Any way one wants.
47.
According to Bais Hillel how must one read the Shema of the morning?
a)
Standing
b)
Leaning on his side.
c)
Sitting
d)
Any way one wants.
48.
What is the pasuk used by Bais Shamai to prove hs opinion?
a)
בשכבך ובקומך
b)
ובלכתך בדרך
c)
ודברת בם
d)
בשבתך בבתיך
49.
What is the pasuk used by Bais Hillel to prove hs opinion?
a)
בשכבך ובקומך
b)
ובלכתך בדרך
c)
ודברת בם
d)
בשבתך בבתיך
50.
Why did the Chachamim criticize Rabbi Tarfon?
a)
Since he was travelling when he should resd shema.
b)
He didn't read shema before he left on the road.
c)
He followed Bais Shamai.
d)
He boasted about what he did.
51.
According to Bais Shamai, what is derived from the words בשכבך ובקומיך?
a)
The time to read AND how to read the shema.
b)
Only the time to read the shema.
c)
Only how to read the shema.
d)
How important the shema is.
52.
According to Bais Hillel, what is derived from the words בשכבך ובקומיך?
a)
The time to read AND how to read the shema.
b)
Only the time to read the shema.
c)
Only how to read the shema.
d)
How important the shema is.
53.
According to Bais Shamai, what should the pasuk have said if Bais Hillel were correct?
a)
בשכבך ובקומך
b)
ובלכתך בדרך
c)
בבקר ובערב
d)
בשבתך בבתיך
54.
What is the main question of the Sugyah?
a)
What does בית הלל do with the words בשבתך בבתיך?
b)
What does בית הלל do with the words ובלכתך בדרך?
c)
What does בית שמאי do with the words בשבתך בבתיך?
d)
What does בית שמאי do with the words ובלכתך בדרך?
55.
According to the Braysa, what is derived from the words בשבתך בבתיך?
a)
One who is doing a mitzvah is exempt from reading shema.
b)
One who reads shema is doing a mitzvah.
c)
One who is doing a mitzvha is oligated to read the shema.
d)
If you are not doing a mitzvah then you should find one to do.
56.
According to Rashi, how is a chasan different than any one who is doing a mitzvah?
a)
Getting married is one of the most important mitzvos.
b)
A chasan is usually too busy at a wedding to do any other mitzvah.
c)
A chassan is only thinking about a mitzvah but not actually doing a mitzvah
d)
A chassan needs to also give honor to his friends so he is more occupied than others.
57.
What proved that the pasuk is only obligating those that are involved in personal activities?
a)
The ך part of בשבתך and ובלכתך
b)
The fact that he must read shema even on שבת
c)
Most times one is on the road it for personal reasons - not for a mitzvah.
d)
The fact that the pasuk is also mentioned in the second paragraph of the shema.
58.
Why is a chassan marrying a widow not exempt from reading shema?
a)
He is more nervous.
b)
He is not that nervous.
c)
The widow will not be happy if he skips it.
d)
The wedding of a widow is shorter so he will have time after the wedding.
59.
How does the gemara prove that a person whose ship sinking at sea must still read the shema?
a)
From a chassan marrying a widow.
b)
From a chasan marrying a בתולה?
c)
From a mourner who is sitting shiva.
d)
From a person who is walking on the road.
60.
How is the original main question of the sugyah now answered?
a)
The pasuk of ובלכתך בדרך is needed to exclude a person whois mourning
b)
The pasuk of ובלכתך בדרך is needed to exclude a person who is doing a mitzvah
c)
The pasuk of ובלכתך בדרך is needed to exclude a person whose ship is sinking at sea
d)
The pasuk of ובלכתך בדרך is needed to exclude a chassan marrying a widow.
61.
Does Bais Hillel agree to these derashos?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only some of them
62.
Who was leaning while eating?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
63.
Who was sitting up while eating?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
64.
Who leaned when reading Shema?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
65.
Who sat up to read the Shema?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
66.
Who was offended by the action of the other?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
67.
Who was following Bais Shamai when reading Shema?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
68.
Who was following Bais Hillel when reading the Shema?
a)
רבי ישמעאל
b)
רבי אלעזר בן עזריא
c)
רב יוסף
d)
רבי יחזקאל
69.
Why did רבי ישמעאל insist on sitting up?
a)
So that רבי אלעזר בן עזריה would not copy him again.
b)
His back was bothering him from leaning.
c)
So that the students will stop their meal and read the shema as well.
d)
So that the students would not think he follows בית שמאי.
70.
Why would it seem to the students that the הלכה follows בית שמאי?
a)
Since רבי ישמעאל would read the shema while leaning.
b)
Since רבי אלעזר בן עזריה was sitting up and then changed position for the shema.
c)
Since רבי ישמעאל was a student of בית שמאי.
d)
Since רבי ישמעאל was originally leaning and sat up to read the shema.
71.
What does Rav Yosef say about one who follows Bais Shamai?
a)
He did okay.
b)
It's as if he did nothing.
c)
He should do teshuva.
d)
He gave a wrong impression to the students.
72.
What do בית שמאי and בית הלל argue on by a succah?
a)
If a person has to fit most of his body in the succah.
b)
If a person needs to sit in the succah or standing also fulfills the mitzvah.
c)
How big of a table is needed for the succah.
d)
If the succah has to be large enough to fit the table.
73.
How does this story prove Rav Yosef's opinion.
a)
It doesn't.
b)
Just as Bais Shamai discounts those who follow Bais Hillel, so to the reverse.
c)
We see that Bais Shamai really accepts the opinion of Bais Hillel.
d)
We see that Bais Hillel really accepts the opinion of Bais Shamai.
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