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WorksheetsPesachim 25 _ Gemarah
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the Halachah of רבי יעקב אמר רבי יוחנן?
a person may use עצי אשירה for healing
a person may use anything other than עצי אשירה for healing
a person may not use any איסור הנאה for healing
a person may use anything in the world for healing
In what respect is עצי אשירה stricter than other איסורי הנאה?
It may not be used for business
It may not be used for curing mild illnesses
It may not be used for curing fatal illnesses
It may not be used for scenting
According to רבי אליעזר, the Passuk of ואהבת את ה' בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך teaches that:
A person must be very committed to G-d
A person must disregard their lives and objects
If necessary, a person must even give up their lives / belongings to remain committed to G-d
A person should love their life more than their belongings
What does רבי יוחנן add in his second Halachah?
neither may a person save their lives by committing שפיכות דמים or גילוי עריות
neither may a person save their lives by committing שפיכות דמים
neither may a person save their lives by committing גילוי עריות
What is the basic context of the passuk כי כאשר יקום איש על רעהו ורצחו נפש כן הדבר הזה?
A woman is being murdered. The Torah is comparing her to a victim of rape.
A woman is being raped. The Torah is comparing her to a victim of murder.
A man is being murdered. The Torah is comparing him to a victim of rape.
What Halachah does the היקש between נערה מאורסה and רוצח teach regarding רוצח?
That, if necessary, a bystander may kill the murderer in order to save their victim's life
That, if necessary, a bystander may kill the rapist in order to save their victim's life
That a person must rather die than commit adultery
That a person must rather die than commit murder
What Halachah does the היקש between נערה מאורסה and רוצח teach regarding נערה מאורסה?
That, if necessary, a bystander may kill the murder to save their victim's life
That, if necessary, a bystander may kill the rapist to save their victim's life
That a person should rather die than commit murder
That a person should rather die than have forbidden relations
The reason why a person must die rather than commit murder is:
because the Torah says so
because logic requires so - no person's blood is redder than another's
it is derived as a היקש from נערה המאורסה
Rav Ashi found Ravina smearing medicinal ערלה oil on his daughter. He objected that:
it was inappropriate
the oil had no medicinal properties
his daughter's life wasn't in danger--it was forbidden to use the ערלה oil
According to the first version of the Gemarah, Ravina responded:
the girl's fever was indeed fatal
ערלה products may be used even in non-fatal conditions
The ערלה products were more than 3 years old and permissible to use
According to the second version of the Gemarah, Ravina responded:
Being that he was using the oil unconventionally, it was permissible
his daughter's fever was fatal
the oil was more than 3 years old and permissible to use
