WorksheetsChassidut Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Which mashal teaches us that:
bad things can be painful at the moment but have a good result?
Surgery
Mother feeding a screaming child
Which mashal teaches us that:
bad things are not even really bad at the moment they occur?
Surgery
Mother feeding child
What did Rabbi Akiva say when his candle, rooster and donkey were no more?
Gam Zu L'tovah - This too is for the best
Kol Ma David Hashem Ltav - Everything Hashem does is for the good
To which mashal was Nachum Ish Gamzu's attitude more similar?
The surgery - it was bad that his treasure got stolen, but something good came out of it
Feeding the child - the fact that the treasure got stolen and replaced with dirt was a good!
Which one do you relate to the most;
Rabbi Akiva
Nachum Ish Gamzu
Businessman that got thorn stuck in foot
"חייב אדם לברך על הטוב כשם שהוא מברך על הרע" "A person must bless Hashem for the bad, the same way he blesses for the good."
What question did the Chassid have about this statement?
(Story: A matter of perspective)
Reb Zusha's reaction was "nothing bad has ever happened to me." His attitude in life was that since everything came from Hashem, who is good, everything is good - including his poverty and hardships.
This is an easy attitude to have
This is an attitude one must work hard to achieve
In the story "The man who rode with Eliyahu Hanavi," the fact that Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi couldn't comprehend why Eliyahu was doing such strange things, teaches us this quote;
"כי לא מחשבתי מחשבתיכם, נאם ה" My thoughts are not your thoughts... says Hashem
"אין רע יורד מלמעלה" Nothing bad comes from above
"טבע הטוב להטיב" It is the nature of good to do good
"אכן אתה א-ל מסתתר" Indeed you are a G-d who conceals Himself
Make up a story where something seemed bad at the moment, but later turned out to be good (no plane crashes!)
In the song 'Over the Horizon,' the child playing hide and seek who get left behind by his friends, represents
(a)
In the story 'Wrong Address' why did Little Hoisha faint?
He lost all his money and he didn't have the strength to cope with it
He thought he had lost all his money and didn't have strength to cope with it
He was so relieved to find out that he hadn't lost all his money
The mashal 'soldier at battle,' is about a soldier who does not survive because he takes of all the equipment he was given. What are some of the best tools you have to help you?
Family
Friends
Skills and talents
Torah teachings
Therapists
The word נסיון- challenge, is related to the word נס - Nes, meaning
Snake, stick
Banner, flag
Rock, stone
To run away
Which of these goals of a test given by a teacher would apply to a test being given by Hashem as well? (if Hashem in the mashal is a teacher and the student is us...)
To allow the teacher to see how much the student being tested knows
To allow the teacher to see if they taught well and prepared the student enough
To allow the student to revise
To allow the student to discover their potential
Give a physical, emotional, spiritual or mental challenge, where struggling makes you stronger
Yaakov said Shema at the emotional moment when he met Yosef, after years of thinking that his son was dead
Because he forgot to say it that morning and it was almost dark
He wanted to thank Hashem
He was expressing his belief that 'Hashem' (name of mercy) and Elokim (name of strict justice) are Echad - One. Even the hard times when he missed his son were as good as this joyous moment.
Explain: 1) Why is a Ba'al Teshuva higher than a Tzaddik
OR 2) Why does a teacher learn the most from their students?
Extra credit: What's the connection between the words 'midah', 'meod' and 'modeh'
What was your favourite activity in this unit?
The Kahoots
The Skits videoed in Teams
The Gemara class in Beit Midrash
The polls/ discussions
The creative photography project
What's an idea that will stick with you from what we learned this unit?
