WorksheetsBerkahot Chapter 8
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who are the two Tanaaim whose makhlokot were the basis for our perek?
R Yishmael and R Akiva
Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel
Beit Hadar and Beit Maharat
R Shimon and R Meir
Whose opinion do we normally follow?
Beit Hillel over Beit Shammai
Beit Hadar over Beit Maharat
Beit Tumaah over Beit Tahara
Beit Shammai over Beit Hillel
What is the reason our mishnah gives for why we ritually wash our hands/ נטילת ידים?
Our mishnah does not offer a reason for this.
Because our ancestors washed their hands before eating, so must we.
Because our hands are in a state of impurity, we need to wash them before starting our meal
What is the difference between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel’s berakhah over the havdalah candle?
They offer the same berakhah
One makes a blessing over the candle, another makes a blessing over the wick
One thanks God for actively creating fire, where another thanks God for having already created fire
On which candles can you NOT make a blessing (check all that apply)?
A candle that belongs to a non-Jew
A colorful candle
A candle that was used for avodah Zarah
A candle that is too small
Suzie ate a meal in her house and then went out to her friends house, without saying the birkat hamazon! Once she remembers, what should she do according to Beit Hillel?
She can say the birkat hamazon at her friend’s house
She has to go back to her home to say the birkat hamazon
She is exempt from saying birkat hamazon
Until how long does someone have to say birkat hamazon?
One can only say birkat hamazon immediately after finishing their meal
Until they are no longer hungry
Until the food has digested in their intestines
However long they want, as long as they have the right intention
On what do Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai seem to agree?
Nothing!
One has to wait to hear the entirety of a kuti’s berakhah to say “amen,” but not for a Jew’s berkahah.
Food tastes better when eaten with other people
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
Who’s ready to move on to the 9th — and final—chapter?!
Me me me!!!
I am!!
Let's go!!
