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WorksheetsParasha Points Behar
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
"All Sevenths are Precious." Which of the following are the "Seventh"?
King David
Moshe
Shemittah
Yaakov
What are farmers in Eretz Yisroel not allowed to do during the Shemittah year?
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Farm their land
Go out of Eretz Yisroel
Plant new trees
Do farmers living outside of Eretz Yisroel need to let their farms rest during Shemittah?
Yes
No
By keeping Shemittah, we demonstrate that
We are lazy
The land of Eretz Yisroel belongs to Hashem
We trust Hashem that He will provide for us even though we are not working the land
It is healthy for the land not to be worked so much
How does Hashem reward us for keeping the laws of Shemittah?
We will have peace in Eretz Yisroel
The harvest of the year before Shemittah will last for two years
We will become very rich
We will lose a lot of weight
How was the Jewish people punished for not keeping Shemittah?
Their farms died out
They produced too much food to be eaten
They were exiled from Eretz Yisroel for 70 years
The farmers produce less than if they kept Shemittah
When does Shmittah begin and end?
Start: Rosh Hashanah of the 7th year and ends before the coming Pesach
Start: when planting season begins in the 7th year and ends before the next Rosh Hashanah
Start: Rosh Hashanah of the 7th year and ends before the next Rosh Hashanah
When did the Jews observe the first year of Shemittah?
When they left Mitzrayim
When they entered Eretz Yisroel
Twenty-one years after they entered Eretz Yisroel
When Hashem first gave them this Mitzvah
What can a farmer not do during the year of Shemittah?
Eat any of the produce from his farm
Lock the gates of his farm to keep people out
Sell any fruit from his farm
Water his farm
When does Yovel take place?
Every 150 years
After two seven-year cycles of Shemittah
After seven seven-year cycles of Shemittah
When the leader of the Jews feels it is the right time
How is the year of Yovel similar to Shemittah?
It exactly the same
The farmer can once again work his fields
Slaves are freed
Farmers cannot sow, plant, or harvest their fields
When was the Shofar sounded by the Sanhedrin in the Yovel year?
Rosh Hashanah
Pesach
Succos
Yom Kippur
Who else blew the Shofar besides the Sanhedrin?
The kohanim
The leaders of the nation
No one else
Every Jew after the Sanhedrin blew
From when did the Jewish servant stop serving his master in the Yovel year?
Whenever he decided to
From Rosh Hashanah
From Yom Kippur
Whenever his master decided to let him stop working
Which one of the following are we ALLOWED to do?
Remind someone of their past bad behavior
Pretend we are going to buy something in a store
Give someone good advice when asked
Call someone by a nickname they don't like
Is a person allowed to borrow money from a fellow Jew and pay them interest?
Yes
No
Only if you have no one else to borrow from
How can we help someone that needs financial help?
Tell them to stop being lazy and work harder
Give them Tzedakah
Lend them money and charge interest
Lend them money without taking interest
What is taking interest from a Jew called?
Yovel
Onaas Devarim
Onaas Mamom
Ribis
There are free loan funds tha lend money without taking interest- what are these funds called?
Chesed Fund
Gemach or Gemilas Chasadim Fund
Poor People Fund
Why is taking Ribis such a big Aveirah?
It shows that you don't want to help another person in need of help
It shows that you are greedy and selfish
It show s that you don't believe that Hashem runs the world
