WorksheetsJakob Mishna Berachos Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The topic of the first mishna in Berachos is...
The time of Krias Shema in the morning
The time of Krias Shema in the night
The time to say the Shemone Esrei in the night
Everyone agrees that the start time is from the time the Kohanim enter to eat their Terumah
TRUE
FALSE
According to what's written in the first part of the mishna, what time is the deadline for the nighttime Shema according to Chachamim?
Dawn the next day
עלות השחר
Chatzos
halachic midnight
10 pm
What's the deadline according to Rebbe Eliezer?
Chatzos
Dawn
10 pm
...and Rabban Gamliel?
Dawn
Chatzos
11 pm
TRUE OR FALSE: RABBAN Gamliel told his sons they'd missed the deadline
TRUE
FALSE
Since Rabban Gamliel allowed them to say Shema before the morning deadline, how does the mishna explain his going against the Chachamim? They're the majority!
Since he's their father, he can decide for them
There's an opinion that you don't have to follow the majority
Even Chachamim would agree that if you didn't say it before Chatzos, you can say it until dawn
None of the above
Why did Chachamim then say 'until Chatzos'?
They were just kidding
To make sure that you didn't miss it and commit an aveira
That was before they changed their view
The second mishna deals with the time of the morning Shema. What's the later start time? (Two are mentioned in the mishna)
בין תכלת לכרתי
Enough light to tell the difference between techelet and green
בין תכלת ללבן
Enough light to tell the difference between techelet and white
What's the deadline for the morning Shema?
נץ החמה
Sunrise
שלש שעות
Three hours into the day
It's a machlokes, disagreement
None of the answers here
שֶׁכֵּן דֶּרֶךְ בְּנֵי מְלָכִים לַעֲמֹד בְּשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת
This is the reason that Shema starts when you can tell the difference between techeles and white
This is the reason that the deadline for Shema is three hours into the day
This is the reason that the deadline for Shema is sunrise
None of the answers here
What expression does Beis Shammai think proves that you have to lie down for Shema at night and stand up for Shema in the morning?
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ
וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ
בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙
What expression does Beis Hillel think proves that you DON'T have to lie down for Shema at night and stand up for Shema in the morning?
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ
וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ
בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙
אָמַר רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן, אֲנִי הָיִיתִי בָא בַדֶּרֶךְ, וְהִטֵּתִי לִקְרוֹת, כְּדִבְרֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי, וְסִכַּנְתִּי בְעַצְמִי מִפְּנֵי הַלִּסְטִים
What did R. Tarfon do and what almost happened?
Went to lie down in the middle of the road to say Shema like Beis Shammai; almost got killed by bandits
Refused to lie down in the middle of the road to say Shema like Beis Shammai; almost missed the time of Shema
Neither of these two answers
What was the other rabbis' response to R. Tarfon's story?
It's good to be strict like Beis Shammai, and we're glad you didn't get hurt
It was inappropriate to be strict like Beis Shammai, because we pasken like Beis Hillel; you deserved what happened to you
Both of the first two answers
Neither of the first two answers
