WorksheetsGemarah Final (Sugyos 10-12) - Meseches Berachos - Fall 5779
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many ברכות ק"ש are said in total by morning and by night?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
e)
7
2.
Where is there a hint to that number?
a)
A pasuk in the Torah.
b)
A pasuk in Tehilim.
c)
A pasuk in the Navi.
d)
There is no hint to it, its just the number.
3.
What is an example of a short beracha (according to Rashi)?
a)
אמת ואמונה
b)
אמת ויציב
c)
השכיבנו
d)
Any ברכה on a מצוה.
4.
What is an example of a beracha without a "חתימה" (Rashi)?
a)
אמת ואמונה
b)
אמת ויציב
c)
השכיבנו
d)
Any ברכה on a מצוה.
5.
What is the Gemara's question of ...לימא?
a)
Why doesn't the pasuk say…
b)
Why don't we say…..
c)
Why doesn't the mishna say?
d)
Why doesn't the Torah say….
6.
What exactly does the Gemara want to suggest with the question above?
a)
The word נוגה should be instead of the word חושך?
b)
The word נוגה should be instead of the word אור?
c)
The word חושך should be instead of the word נוגה?
d)
The word אור should be instead of the word חושך?
7.
Why is that question even suggested?
a)
The suggested change shows more power to Hashem.
b)
The suggested change is a nicer expression.
c)
The suggested change shows that Hashem is in charge of everything.
d)
The suggested change is the actual words of the pasuk.
8.
Why was the suggested change FIRST rejected?
a)
No change in the word shows more power to Hashem.
b)
No change in the word is a nicer expression.
c)
No change in the word shows that Hashem is in charge of everything.
d)
No change are the actual words of the pasuk.
9.
What is an example in the ברכות קריאת שמע where we do change words from a pasuk?
a)
The pasuk states ובורא אור and we say instead ובורא את הכל.
b)
The pasuk states ובורא נוגה and we say instead ובורא את הכל.
c)
The pasuk states ובורא חושך and we say instead ובורא את הכל.
d)
The pasuk states ובורא רע and we say instead ובורא את הכל.
10.
Why is that change made?
a)
The change shows more power to Hashem.
b)
The change shows that Hashem will answer out tefilos.
c)
The change is a nicer expression.
d)
The change is the actual words of the pasuk.
11.
What Is meant by a לישנא מעליא?
a)
A nicer expression
b)
A holier langauge.
c)
The language in the days of the Gemara.
d)
An expression that goes up.
12.
The Gemara concludes "כדי להזכיר מדת יום בלילה ומדת לילה ביום" What question is this מסקנא answering?
a)
Why do we change from the word רע to the word כל?
b)
Why is the word חושך not changed to the word נוגה?
c)
Why do we change the words of the pasuk?
d)
How are the words that we say very important?
13.
When do we actually mention "מדת יום בלילה ומדת לילה ביום"?
a)
Only by day.
b)
Only by night
c)
By day and by night
d)
Neither by day or by night.
14.
What is meant by the second question ואידך מאי היא?
a)
Why do we say the berachos also at night?
b)
Does everybody have to say the words of the beracha or just the chazan?
c)
How many berachos are there at night?
d)
What are the words of the second beracha?
15.
Why are the two expressions of אהבה רבה and אהבת עולם mentioned in the Gemara?
a)
To give two possibilities how the second ברכה should begin
b)
To show two expressions of how Hashem loves us.
c)
To give two expressions how the ברכה should end.
d)
To show how the words of the pasuk should be changed.
16.
Which of the two expressions have a source from a pasuk in ירמיהו?
a)
אהבת עולם
b)
אהבה רבה
17.
What is meant by the מדת לילה?
a)
Darkness
b)
Twilight
c)
Moonlight
d)
Sunlight
18.
What is meant by the מדת יום?
a)
Darkness
b)
Twilight
c)
Moonlight
d)
Sunlight
19.
If a person wakes up to learn what should he do?
a)
Wait to learn until he says אהבת רבה.
b)
Say ברכת התורה.
c)
He may learn a little without a beracha.
d)
He must daven first and not learn.
20.
What is the chidush of אהבה רבה?
a)
It shows the great love of Hashem.
b)
It is said twice a day.
c)
It can take the place of the actual ברכת התורה.
d)
It summarizes ברכת התורה.
21.
Why does אהבה רבה have that chidush?
a)
It shows the great love of Hashem.
b)
It is said twice a day.
c)
It is connected to shema.
d)
It summarizes ברכת התורה.
22.
Which learning is mostly connected to פסוקים in the Torah
a)
גמרא
b)
מדרש
c)
הלכה
d)
משנה
23.
Which learning is the most important to decide the Halacha?
a)
מקרא
b)
מדרש
c)
הלכה
d)
גמרא / תלמוד
24.
Which learning answers contradictions?
a)
מקרא
b)
מדרש
c)
הלכה
d)
גמרא
25.
What did רב hold about ברכת התורה in our Gemara?
a)
He said a ברכה even before teaching a midrash.
b)
He only said the beracha once a day.
c)
He said all three berachos.
d)
He did not say a beracha before teaching Gemara.
26.
Who is the ממונה?
a)
A regular כהן who worked in the בית המקדש.
b)
A Levi who worked in the בית המקדש.
c)
A כהן that was appointed to be in charge of certain activities in the בית המקדש.
d)
A person who said only one Beracha
27.
What did the כהנים in the בית המקדש say in the morning which we do not say?
a)
שמע
b)
עשרת הדברות
c)
אמת ויציב
d)
ברכת כהנים
e)
ויאמר
28.
What is meant by the משמר היוצא?
a)
The כהנים that are starting to work this week.
b)
The כהנים that worked the previous week.
c)
The כהנים that learned extra Torah in the בית המקדש.
d)
The כהנים who were יוצא the mitzvha of Shema in the morning.
29.
What is meant by the words מאי ברכה אחת?
a)
How many Berachos did they say?
b)
Why did they say only one Beracha?
c)
How were they allowed to say only one Beracha?
d)
Which Beracha did they say?
30.
Who knew how to answer the question?
a)
רב מתנה
b)
רב יהודה
c)
רבי יוסי
d)
רבי אבא
31.
Who argues about the Beracha?
a)
רב מתנה & רב יהודה
b)
רב יהודה & רבי יוסי
c)
רבי יוסי & רבי אבא
d)
שמואל & רב זריקא
32.
The כהנים said only one Bercaha. How many do we say?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
What did רב יצחק say about the opinion of רב זריקא?
a)
The opinion of רב זריקא was quoted by mistake.
b)
The opinion of רב זריקא was only implied from something else he said.
c)
The opinion of רב זריקא is proven wrong
d)
The opinion of רב זריקא was said explicitly.
34.
What is meant by the words of רב זריקא- which began "זאת אומרת"?
a)
The law of berachos.
b)
The custom of the Kohanim in the Bais Hamikdash.
c)
The opinion of שמואל about the beracha.
d)
The fact that nobody knew what the beracha was.
35.
What was originally thought to be meant by the law ברכות אין מעכבות זו את זו?
a)
If one does not say a beracha he can say it after he ate the food.
b)
One cannot take only one of the four species on Succos.
c)
Both Berchos before Shema must be said.
d)
If one only says one Beracha before Shema he fulfills his obligation for the Beracha he said.
36.
If the beracha said was יוצר אור how would that imply the law of אין ברכות מעכבות?
a)
Since they left out אהבה רבה it proves one beracha can be said.
b)
Since יוצר אור comes first so it shows that it is more important.
c)
Since אהבה רבה is for Torah not saying it becomes close to a sin.
d)
If they said יוצר אור it must not have been too early.
37.
If the beracha said was אהבה רבה how would that NOT imply the law of אין ברכות מעכבות?
a)
Since they left out יוצר אור they had to have said it later.
b)
They could not have only said אהבה רבה since it is the second Beracha.
c)
They may have said אהבה רבה because it is a more important Beracha.
d)
They may not have said יוצר אור because it was too early to be said.
38.
What could be a different understanding of אין ברכות מעכבות?
a)
You can only say one beracha.
b)
You can say one beracha twice instead of the second beracha.
c)
You must say both but order doesn't matter.
d)
None of the Berachos have to be said since you are still יוצא the mitzvah of Shema.
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