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Jakob Mishna Berachos Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The topic of the first mishna in Berachos is...

a)

The time of Krias Shema in the morning

b)

The time of Krias Shema in the night

c)

The time to say the Shemone Esrei in the night

2.

Everyone agrees that the start time is from the time the Kohanim enter to eat their Terumah

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

According to what's written in the first part of the mishna, what time is the deadline for the nighttime Shema according to Chachamim?

a)

Dawn the next day

עלות השחר

b)

Chatzos

halachic midnight

c)

10 pm

4.

What's the deadline according to Rebbe Eliezer?

a)

Chatzos

b)

Dawn

c)

10 pm

5.

...and Rabban Gamliel?

a)

Dawn

b)

Chatzos

c)

11 pm

6.

TRUE OR FALSE: RABBAN Gamliel told his sons they'd missed the deadline

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

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!

a)

Since he's their father, he can decide for them

b)

There's an opinion that you don't have to follow the majority

c)

Even Chachamim would agree that if you didn't say it before Chatzos, you can say it until dawn

d)

None of the above

8.

Why did Chachamim then say 'until Chatzos'?

a)

They were just kidding

b)

To make sure that you didn't miss it and commit an aveira

c)

That was before they changed their view

9.

The second mishna deals with the time of the morning Shema. What's the later start time? (Two are mentioned in the mishna)

a)

בין תכלת לכרתי

Enough light to tell the difference between techelet and green

b)

בין תכלת ללבן

Enough light to tell the difference between techelet and white

10.

What's the deadline for the morning Shema?

a)

נץ החמה

Sunrise

b)

שלש שעות

Three hours into the day

c)

It's a machlokes, disagreement

d)

None of the answers here

11.

שֶׁכֵּן דֶּרֶךְ בְּנֵי מְלָכִים לַעֲמֹד בְּשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת

a)

This is the reason that Shema starts when you can tell the difference between techeles and white

b)

This is the reason that the deadline for Shema is three hours into the day

c)

This is the reason that the deadline for Shema is sunrise

d)

None of the answers here

12.

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?

a)

וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ

b)

וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ

c)

בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙

13.

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?

a)

וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ

b)

וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ

c)

בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙

14.

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?

a)

Went to lie down in the middle of the road to say Shema like Beis Shammai; almost got killed by bandits

b)

Refused to lie down in the middle of the road to say Shema like Beis Shammai; almost missed the time of Shema

c)

Neither of these two answers

15.

What was the other rabbis' response to R. Tarfon's story?

a)

It's good to be strict like Beis Shammai, and we're glad you didn't get hurt

b)

It was inappropriate to be strict like Beis Shammai, because we pasken like Beis Hillel; you deserved what happened to you

c)

Both of the first two answers

d)

Neither of the first two answers