Saturday, September 5, 2009

Daf 16. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What are the 3 jobs of the evil inclination ?

A. To persuade , prosecute & punish.

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Q. Who else besides the evil inclination has good intentions ?

A. Penina

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Q. What did Hashem create to serve as an antidote for the evil inclination ?

A. Torah.
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Q. Who says , give me good friends or death ?

A. It was a folk saying.

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Q. If Avraham Avinu had a daughter what was her name ?

A. Bakol.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Daf 15. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. Who wrote the last 8 verses of the Torah ?

A. There is a dispute , either Moshe Rabeinu or Yehoshua.
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Q. Who were the 7 Prophets for non - Jews. ?

A. Bilam & his father ,
Iyov. ,
Elifaz , Bildad , Tzofar
& Elihu.

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Q. Who was Iyov ?
A. That is a great dispute.

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Q. Who may have been Iyovs wife ?

A. Dinah.
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Daf 14. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. How many Sifrei Torah did Rav Huna write ?

A. 70.
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How many times did Rebbi Ami write the verse Torah Tzivo ?

A. 400.
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Q. Which 4 prophets were in the same era ?

A. Hoshea , Yeshaya , Amos & Micha.

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Q. What can a person do to prevent one from losing a small item ?

A. Connect it to some other items to make it larger.
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Q. What is the meaning of the name Russ ?

A. She produced a descendant Dovid who sang an abundance of songs & praises in Hashems honor.
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Q. How many Sages have some of their compositions included in Sefer Tehilim ?

A. 10.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Daf 13. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What should they do if there is not enough property to give each one a decent amount ?

A. R. Yehuda - you buy me out or I will buy you out.

R. Nachman - no. Let them just remain partners.
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Q. Who was first to state - the world was created for people to be fruitful & multiply ?

A. Beis Shamai

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Q. Why might someone refuse to accept a gift ?

A. It says in Mishlei - those who hate gifts will live.

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Q. How many volumes of Prophets are there ?

A. 8.
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Q. How many of Kesuvim ?
A. 11.

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Q. May one place a Novi sefer on top of Kesuvim or the reverse ?

A. It dosent matter. Tosfos


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Q. How much space do we leave between one chumash & another ?

A. 4 lines.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Daf 12. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. When does a door lose its status as a door ?

A. When its door frame has been removed.
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Q. Are people allowed to put up doors to close off their street ?

A. No. Because it may cause a hindrance to the public who pass by.
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Q. Who is greater a prophet or a Sage ?

A. The Sage can be greater.

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Q. Nowadays , which two types of people may say words of prophecy ?

A. Fools & children.

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Q. How did Mar bar R. Ashi sign his name ?
A. Tavyomi.
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Q. What does that mean ?
A. Have a good day.

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Q. When is something called a measure of Sedom ?
A. When another person will benefit & you don't lose.
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Daf 11. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. What is the merit of saving one life compared to ?

A. Like saving the entire world. !

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Q. What is the key factor in determining whether or not partners can split an item ?

A. If the item will still maintain its name after the division.

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Q. How much room do we leave a person around his doorway in order to unload ?

A. 4 amos
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Daf 10. Taste of Daf Quiz

Q. We see that Hashem loves the poor , but why then dosent He provide for them directly ?
A. Because He also loves the rich & wants to save them from gehenom for the Mitzva of helping the poor.

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Q. Which Mitzva brings the redemption closer ?

A. Giving Tzedaka.
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Q. Which Halacha is taught twice in Shulchan Aruch ?

A. That one should give charity before prayer.
Its in the halachos of prayer because the prayer becomes more effective.

Its also by hilchos Tzedaka because the charity also becomes improved.
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Q. What can a person take along to the World to Come ?

A. Ones Torah learning.

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Q. Which nation is called the One unique nation ?

A. The Jewish Nation
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6 of 613

There are 6 official Mitzvos in Parshas Ki Sovoi

Bikurim
Viduy Maaser

3 for Maaser Sheini
1 to Emulate Hashems ways
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