Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com Shabbat Pesach | Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies - Jerusalem Israel






Shabbat Pesach

  1. On motsei Shabbat, do we recite the counting of the Omer before or after Havdalah?

    Before


  2. At the Seder, how many times do we wash our hands?

    3


  3. Describe in detail what was to happen on the 10th of Nisan.

    Every man was to take to himself a lamb, according to their father's household. If the household was too small to consume the whole lamb before morning, they should go in with a neighbor.


  4. What was was done with the lamb or goat that was selected on the 10th?

    It was kept until the 14th and then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel killed it at dusk.


  5. 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.


  6. By what time must the seder meal be completed?

    By 00:38


  7. 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.


  8. 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.


  9. 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? v

    "For the sake of righteous women, we were delivered from Egypt."


  10. 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.

    1. Shabbat Shekalim;
    2. Shabbat Zachor;
    3. Shabbat Parah;
    4. Shabbat Hakodesh;
    5. Shabbat Hagadol.

  11. 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