Shabbat Hagadol - Metzora
- On motsei Shabbat, do we recite the counting of the Omer before or
after Havdalah?
Before
- At the Seder, how many times do we wash our hands?
3
- The parasha describes two sin offerings performed by Aaron. What animals were sacrificed and as an offering for whom?
A bullock for the sins of Aaron and his household, and a goat for the sins of the children of Israel.
- In Jericho, Joshua came face to face with an angel toting a big sword. What did the angel tell Joshua to do, and what does this remind us of in Shemot?
Take off his shoes as he was on holy ground; the same thing Hashem told Moshe at Horeb from the burning bush.
- There are only two positive mitzvoth the failure of which to perform
cause the soul of a Jew to be cut off from his people. What are they?
Failure to eat matzo at the Seder and failure to have a brit mila.
- By what time must the seder meal be completed?
By 00:38
- Chametz is the Hebrew technical term for a leavened product derived
from any one of five basic types of food grain. What are they?
wheat, oats, barley, spelt, and rye.
- In addition to the five grains mentioned above, Ashkenazic Jews also
do not eat five other foods or their derivatives. What are they?
Rice, corn, peanuts, peas, and beans.
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At the seder we drink 4 cups of wine. Why do we drink 4 and what do they stand for?
To remember 4 virtuous acts done by the Jews in Egypt; 1. They kept their Hebrew names; 2. They kept the Hebrew language; 3. They remained moral; and 4. they only told the truth
- Although women are generally not obliged to fulfill positive
time-bound commandments in the Orthodox tradition, on this occasion they
are required to drink the four cups of wine. How do we explain this?
"For the sake of righteous women, we were delivered from Egypt."
- In the six week period preceding Pesach, there are five special
Shabbatot which more or less serve as a countdown to Pesach. What are
they, preferably in order.
- Shabbat Shekalim;
- Shabbat Zachor;
- Shabbat Parah;
- Shabbat Hakodesh;
- Shabbat Hagadol.
- Matzo is often described as the bread of ? or the bread of ? What
are they? How do we reconcile the two opposite meanings?
Affliction(slavery) or freedom; Your own answer is good
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