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WorksheetsMishna Rosh Hashana - Seeing the Moon
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many witnesses did the Torah require?
1
2
15
71
How many rabbis were on the Sanhedrin?
70
71
72
23
Which of these people would be accepted as a witness for the new moon?
a gambler
a dove racer
a woman
Tuvia the doctor
Which of these people did the Sanhedrin accept?
Tuvia and his freed slave
Tuvia and his son
Tuvia's son and his freed slave
Tuvia and the Kohanim
Who did the witnesses meet up with before they got to the Sanhedrin?
the Kohanim
the rabbis
the freed slaves
the robbers
What things could a person take when going to Jerusalem? (more than one answer)
staffs
a bed with a person who can't walk
food
books
If the moon is clearly visible, should you break Shabbat to go be a witness?
Everyone says yes
Rabbis say yes, Rabbi Yosi says no
Everyone says no
It depends on what time of year it is
In what way would a witness be breaking Shabbat to go to the Sanhedrin? (more than one answer)
Traveling between cities wasn't allowed
Carrying sticks wasn't allowed
Eating wasn't allowed
Walking wasn't allowed
What do we learn from the words of the Torah "these are the holidays... that you announce in their set times" (more than one right answer)
that we break Shabbat to witness the new moon
that we never break Shabbat for any reason
that holidays are determined by the witnesses & Sanhedrin
that God rested on the 7th day
What should a witness do if the Sanhedrin doesn't know him?
bring sticks and hit the Sanhedrin
bring an extra witness to testify about his identity
bring food and bribe the Sanhedrin
try to mess up the Rosh Chodesh process
Why did the "Minim" want to mess up Rosh Chodesh?
so they could start counting the Omer on a Sunday
so they could prove they were better than the rabbis
so they could take over Jerusalem
so they could eat their kind of matza on Pesach
