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WorksheetsThe New Moon (Masechet Rosh Hashanah)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the first month of the year according to the Torah?
Tishrei
Nissan
Cheshvan
Adar II
What is the reason for the Jewish calendar's leap month?
to keep Pesach in the spring
to have a great Purim
to be extra holy
to make it a lunar calendar
What is the minimum number of witnesses that the Beit Din requires?
one
two
five
seventy one
Are a father and son allowed to join together as the witnesses for Rosh Chodesh?
yes only according to Rabbi Shimon
yes
only in the case of Tuvia the doctor
only if they live in Jerusalem
Which of these people ARE ALLOWED to testify about the new moon?
someone who plays with dice
women
someone who sells Shmittah fruit
a freed slave
Where was the Sanhedrin located right after the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed?
Jerusalem
Usha
Yavneh
Tzippori
A person was allowed to break Shabbat to tell the court about the new moon.
True
False
Which of these would they to do if the person who saw the moon couldn't walk? (choose more than one answer)
bring his wife with him
bring a dove racer
bring him on a donkey
bring him on a bed
According to Rabbi Yosi, if the moon appeared clearly you were allowed to break Shabbat to go to the Beit Din.
True
False
From where do we learn that people should participate in declaring the month?
The Torah says, "That you should annouce"
The Mishna says that Shabbat is not important
The Torah says, "God created man on the sixth day"
The Mishna says the moon never appears clearly.
Why did the Beit Din only accept testimony from people they knew?
because the rabbis were very strict
because they couldn't afford to have many witnesses
because too many people wanted to come
because the Minim tried to mess up Rosh Chodesh
Who were the Minim?
Non-Jews in Bavel
Jews who took the Torah literally
Jews who hated the Torah
Jews who agreed with the rabbis
