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WorksheetsHilchos Purim
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What can we assume the Jewish people did on the 13th of אדר in the days of אסתר and מרדכ?
fasted
became poor
received gifts
ate bread
Since תענית אסתר is not as strict as the 4 fast days mentioned in תנ"ך ...
It's optional
People who aren't feeling well don't need to fast
We don't say סליחות
The calendar is "rigged" so that it doesn't fall on שבת
What day is ?פורים
13th day of אדר
14th day of אדר
15th day of אדר
16th day of אדר
What do we have a מנהג to give before פורים?
מחצית השקל
משלוח מנות
קמחא דפסחא
דמי פורים
How much does each person give for מחצית השקל?
50¢
$1.50
$5
$10
What do we add to שמונה עשרה and ברכת המזון?
יעלה ויבא
על הניסים
רצה והחליצנו
אתה חננתנו
Who needs to hear the מגילה and when do they need to hear it?
Just men, during the day
Men and women, day and night
Just men, during the night
Men and women, just once, either day or night
Which children should NOT be brought to מגילה reading?
Under 5 years old
Between 3 and 7 years old
Children who would not understand that they are being trained to do מצוות
Young children who would disturb the people listening
When is the earliest time for the first מגילה reading?
שקיעת החמה
צאת הכוכבים
נץ החמה
פלג המנחה
What are we allowed to do to make it easier to listen to מגילה right after תענית אסתר?
Have a sandwich
Eat anything that we make a שהכל on
Have a small taste of something, like coffee
Eat less than an olive sized piece of food
What הלכה do we learn from the פסוק in משלי that says ברב עם הדרת מלך?
We need to use a kosher מגילה
Women have a מצוה to hear the מגילה
We should listen to the מגילה in the shul with the most people
The מגילה should be folded like a letter
How should the מגילה be laid out before it is read in shul?
Rolled, like a תורה scroll
Spread all the way out straight
Folded, like a letter
Held upright, not flat on a table
Which is NOT one of the ברכות we say before מגילה reading?
הרב את ריבנו
שהחיינו
שעשה ניסים לאבותינו
על מקרא מגילה
What ברכה is said after מגילה reading?
הרב את ריבנו
שהחיינו
שעשה ניסים לאבותינו
על מקרא מגילה
What should we keep in mind when the שליח ציבור is saying שהחיינו before מגילה reading?
משלוח מנות
מתנות לאביונים
סעודת פורים
all of these
The שליח ציבור reading the מגילה must remain silent..
Between different פסוקים
Until everyone stops making noise for המן
Between different פרקים
While the מגילה is being spread out and then folded
Why is it good for people listening to read along from a kosher מגילה?
We don't really fulfill our obligation just by listening
So we see the same thing the שליח ציבור sees
So that if we miss a word, we still read it out of a kosher מגילה
Because more real מגילות written by סופרים fulfills the מצווה of increasing תורה in the world
For whom is it especially good to have their own מגילה?
Men - because they have a מצוה to read, not just hear
Children - so that they learn how to read
Women - because it's hard to hear in the עזרת נשים
Everyone - we all have an equal responsibility to hear the מגילה
How should the שליח ציבור say the ten names of המן?
Louder
While holding the מגילה up
As quickly as he can, but slow enough that we can hear every letter
In one breath
Why shouldn't people whisper along if they don't have a kosher מגילה?
Because you will distract other people near you from hearing the שליח ציבור
Because you can't focus on your own reading and the שליח ציבור
Both reasons are true
Neither reason is true
When is it more correct for the person listening to make the ברכות instead of the person reading?
When they are both women
When they have both heard מגילה already
When they are not in a shul with a minyan
When the reader heard מגילה already
How does the ברכה change if it is being read for a woman?
לשמע מגילה
לקרא מגילה
על מצות מגילה
לקרא את המגילה
Why can’t the מגילה be brought to shul on שבת when פורים is on Sunday?
Because a מגילה is מוקצה
Because that would be preparing for a weekday on שבת
Because you might carry it out of the ערוב
Because you might carry it past תחום שבת
What kind of a mistake would disqualify the entire מגילה reading?
Mispronouncing a word at all
Mispronouncing a word in a way that changes the meaning
Forgetting to say the 10 sons of המן in one breath
Forgetting to say the words נדדה שנת המלך in a louder voice
What story is read from the תורה on פורים morning?
The story of אסתר
The story of שאול and אגג
The story of עמלק attacking בנ"י
The מצוה to wipe out the memory of עמלק in every generation
When do we sing שושנת יעקב?
ONLY after the nighttime מגילה reading
ONLY after the daytime מגילה reading
After BOTH the nighttime and the daytime מגילה reading
At home, during our פורים סעודה
When is שושן פורים?
י"ג אדר
י"ד אדר
ט"ו אדר
ט"ז אדר
What kind of cities should keep שושן פורים?
Only the city of ירושלים
Only the city of שושן
All cities that had a wall in the days of יהושע
All cities that had a domed building in the days of יהושע
What's the minimum we must do to fulfill the מצוה of משלוח מנות?
Give 2 portions of food to 1 person
Give 1 portion of food to 2 people
Give 2 portions of food to 2 people
Give 1 portion of food to 1 person
Which מצוה of פורים is it proper to spend the most money on?
מתנות לאביונים
משלוח מנות
סעודת פורים
מקרא מגילה
What kind of food may be used to fulfill the מצוה of משלוח מנות?
Any food
Only food that does not spoil
Only food that is ready to eat
Only food that would be used at a פורים סעודה
What's the minimum we must do to fulfill the מצוה of מתנות לאביונים?
Give 1 gift each to 2 people
Give 2 gifts each to 2 people
Give 2 gifts to 1 person
Give 1 gift to 1 person
