Title: Anki Torah / Mishnayos
Tags: Berachos Berachos8 Berachos6 Berachos2 Berachos7 Berachos1 Berachos3 Berachos9 Berachos4 Berachos5
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Fox

Front: Which phrase in the Torah obligates one to say the Shema?
Back: A “and you shall speak of them …” – Devarim 6:7
Title: Berachos 1:1

Front: According to the Gemara, why does the Mishnah state “from the time the Kohanim enter to eat their terumah” instead of simply stating “from the time 3 stars appear”?
Back: To teach us that a Kohein may start eating terumah upon nightfall even if he has not yet brought his sacrifice.
Title: Berachos 1:1

Front: Until when at night should the Shema be recited according to Raban Gamliel?
Back: Until alot hashachar
Title: Berachos 1:1

Front: On what does Raban Gamliel base his position about until when at night the Shema can be recited until?
Back: This is based on his interpretation of the words ‘when you lie down’ as meaning while people are lying down.
Title: Berachos 1:1

Front: If one did not recite the Shema before midnight, is one obligated to recite the Shema until alot hashachar according to the halacha?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 1:1

Front: According to the halacha, when does the obligation to recite the morning Shema start and finish?
Back: It starts when one can tell the difference between blue and white. It finishes 3 halachik hours into the day.
Title: Berachos 1:2

Front: According to Beit Shamai, may one recite the Shema while walking?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 1:3

Front: What is the subject of the second blessing that is recited before the morning Shema?
Back: God’s love for the Jewish people.
Title: Berachos 1:4

Front: Why does the blessing after the morning Shema not begin with the regular “Blessed are You O Lord …”?
Back: It is considered to be joined to the blessings preceding the Shema, the first of which opens with “Blessed are You O Lord …”
Title: Berachos 1:4

Front: How many blessings accompany the evening time Shema?
Back: Four
Title: Berachos 1:4

Front: ‘One long and one short’ – according to Rashi to which blessings does this refer?
Back: The 2 blessings after the evening Shema
Title: Berachos 1:4

Front: If the Sages structured a blessing without the concluding phrase “Blessed are You …’ is an individual permitted to add it in?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 1:4

Front: According to the halacha, is there a Scriptural obligation to mention the Exodus each night?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 1:5

Front: According to Ben Zoma, will there be a requirement to recall the Exodus from Egypt during the Messianic era?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 1:5

Front: Reuvein was practicing his leining during the first 3 hours of the daytime and in the process he reading the section of the ShemHas Reuvein fulfilled his obligation of reciting the morning Shema?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 1:5

Front: In the middle of one of the blessings of the Shema may one return a greeting out of respect according to Rebbi Meir?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:1

Front: In the middle of one of the blessings of the Shema may one return a greeting out of respect according to Rebbi Yehudah?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 2:1

Front: In the middle of one of the blessings of the Shema, reagrding if one may return a greeting out of respect according to who do we follow in terms of halacha?
Back: Rebbi Yehudah
Title: Berachos 2:1

Front: In a break between 2 paragraphs of the Shema may one extend a greeting to one’s friend according to Rebbi Meir?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:1

Front: In a break between 2 paragraphs of the Shema may one extend a greeting to one’s friend according to Rebbi Yehudah?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:1

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, is the end of the 3rd paragraph of the Shema (i.e. after the word ‘your God’ considered ‘between the paragraphs? According to the Rambam what is it considered?
Back: No, according to the Rambam it is considered like the ‘middle of the paragraphs’.
Title: Berachos 2:2

Front: For what reason was the 2nd paragraph of the Shema put before the 3rd?
Back: The 2nd paragraph deals with Torah study and mitzvot in general which apply day and night. The 3rd paragraph deals mainly with the mitzvah of tzitzit which applies only in the day.
Title: Berachos 2:2

Front: According to the Tana Kama, what law does the word ‘Shema’ teach us?
Back: The Shema may be recited in any language
Title: Berachos 2:3

Front: According to Rebbi Yossi, must one say the Shema loud enough to hear the words?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 2:3

Front: According to the halacha, if one recited the Shema without enunciating the letters properly, has one fulfilled his obligation?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 2:3

Front: From which phrase in the Torah do we learn that when reciting the Shema one may not change the order of words within a sentence?
Back: ‘these words shall be …’ – Devarim 6:6
Title: Berachos 2:3

Front: ‘and he erred’ – what error did he make?
Back: He skipped over a word or a verse.
Title: Berachos 2:3

Front: Why may one not recite the Shemoneh Esrei while perched in a tree?
Back: The Shemoneh Esrei requires much concentration and while perched in a tree a person is distracted by the fear of falling.
Title: Berachos 2:4

Front: According to Rabban Gamliel, is a bridegroom (who married a virgin) obligated to recite the Shema on the first night of his marriage?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:5

Front: May one bathe for pleasure during mourning?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:6

Front: Why did Rabban Gamliel accept condolences for his slave Tavi?
Back: Tavi was a kosher person i.e. he observed mitzvot faithfully
Title: Berachos 2:7

Front: According to Rabban Gamliel, is any bridegroom (who married a virgin) permitted to recite the Shema on the first night of his marriage?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 2:8

Front: ‘lies before him’ – what does this mean?
Back: the deceased has not yet been buried
Title: Berachos 3:1

Front: If one is part of a funeral procession, is he exempt from reciting the Shema?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 3:1

Front: If one is part of a funeral procession, is he exempt from reciting the Shemoneh Esrei?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 3:1

Front: Is comforting the mourners in a shura a Torah mitzvah?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 3:2

Front: If one is standing in line (shura) to comfort the mourners and one can see the mourners, is one obliged to read the Shema?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 3:2

Front: Why is a father not required to ensure that his minor son recites the Shema at the correct times?
Back: A father is not always with his sons at the required times
Title: Berachos 3:3

Front: Why are women exempt from tefillin?
Back: It is a time-bound positive mitzvah
Title: Berachos 3:3

Front: Are slaves obligated to pray?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 3:3

Front: Why did Ezra institute that a ba’al keri may not learn Torah until immersing in a mikvah?
Back: To dissuade those studying Torah from cohabiting too frequently with their wives
Title: Berachos 3:4

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, may a ba’al keri recite (a) the Shema aloud (b) the birkat hamazon aloud?
Back: (a) Yes
Title: Berachos 3:4

Front: According to the Mishnah, may a ba’al keri recite the Shemoneh Esrei?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 3:5

Front: ‘he shall cover himself with the water’ – what type of water permits him to read the Shema in such a manner?
Back: Turbid water
Title: Berachos 3:5

Front: May one recite the Shema if excrement is visible?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 3:5

Front: According to Ezra’s decree, may a zav learn Torah?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 3:6

Front: Why did Ezra’s decree lapse?
Back: Because the majority found it too difficult to observe.
Title: Berachos 3:6

Front: According to normative halacha, until what time may the morning Shemoneh Esrei be recited?
Back: Four halachik hours from daybreak
Title: Berachos 4:1

Front: Daybreak is at 6:00 am and the stars appear at 6:00 pm. What time is Mincha Gedola?
Back: 12:30 PM
Title: Berachos 4:1

Front: Daybreak is at 6:00 am and the stars appear at 6:00 pm. According to Rebbi Yehudah, until when may Mincha be recited?
Back: 4:45 PM
Title: Berachos 4:1

Front: To what part of the sacrificial service does the evening tefilah correspond?
Back: The burning of the portions of the animal sacrifices on the altar
Title: Berachos 4:1

Front: May the musaf tefilah ever be recited after noon?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 4:1

Front: ‘What place is there for these words?’ – rephrase the question to show the intent of the question?
Back: What is the nature of this prayer?
Title: Berachos 4:2

Front: According to Rebbi Akiva, who is obligated to recite the unabridged Shemoneh Esrei?
Back: Anyone who can recite it with fluency
Title: Berachos 4:3

Front: ‘a place of danger’ – define this.
Back: a place where wild animals or robbers may be lurking and hence to tarry there could be dangerous
Title: Berachos 4:4

Front: According to the Mishnah, if one is riding on a donkey and the time for reciting the Shemoneh Esrei arrives, should he dismount? Is this the normative halacha?
Back: Yes; No
Title: Berachos 4:5

Front: If one is in a sailing vessel at sea and the time for reciting the Shemoneh Esrei arrives, he is not required to stand to pray. Why?
Back: He would be afraid of falling into the water and this fear would disturb his concentration
Title: Berachos 4:6

Front: According to Rebbi Yehudah, would Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria ever require an individual to recite musaf alone?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 4:7

Front: While reciting the Shemoneh Esrei, may one return a greeting to a Jewish king?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 5:1

Front: In which of the blessings of the Shemoneh Esrei do we insert havdalah according to the Tana Kama?
Back: Chonein hada’at (knowledge)
Title: Berachos 5:2

Front: In which of the blessings of the Shemoneh Esrei do we insert havdalah according to Rebbi Eliezer?
Back: Hoda’ah (thanksgiving)
Title: Berachos 5:2

Front: Why is it not proper to insert a phrase of thanks to God for the good He does into one’s Shemoneh Esrei?
Back: It implies that we only thank God for the good and not for the bad
Title: Berachos 5:3

Front: Q ‘From the beginning of the bracha …’ – is this a blanket rule regarding the entire Shemoneh Esrei?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 5:3

Front: ‘Because he may become confused’ – and what may occur (according to Rashi and Rambam)?
Back: He may forget which word to say next
Title: Berachos 5:4

Front: In what case may a shaliach tzibbur raise his hands and recite the priestly blessing?
Back: If he is the only Kohein in the congregation and he is confident that he will be able to resume his tefillah after the priestly blessing.
Title: Berachos 5:4

Front: If the shaliach tzibbur errs in the tefillah, for whom is it a bad omen?
Back: For the congregation that appointed him
Title: Berachos 5:5

Front: True or false. The blessing to be recited before eating fruit is of Biblical origin.
Back: FALSE
Title: Berachos 6:1

Front: There a special blessing before drinking wine. Why is wine considered so important?
Back: Because it ‘sustains and cheers’
Title: Berachos 6:1

Front: Why did the Rabbis assign a special bracha before eating bread?
Back: Because bread is man’s staple diet
Title: Berachos 6:1

Front: True or false. One may recite shehakol before eating a fruit of the soil.
Back: FALSE
Title: Berachos 6:2

Front: According to the Mishnah, over what types of food do we recite shehakol?
Back: Food that does not grow from the soil
Title: Berachos 6:3

Front: A person has a fig and a pear before him and he wants to eat both. Assuming that he desires to eat the pear first, over which fruit should he recite the bracha?
Back: The pear
Title: Berachos 6:4

Front: A person has a fig and a pear before him and he wants to eat both. Assuming that he desires to eat the pear first, according to Rebbi Yehudah, over which fruit should he recite the bracha?
Back: fig
Title: Berachos 6:4

Front: A person has a fig and a pear before him and he wants to eat both. Assuming that he desires to eat the pear first, according to the Sages, over which fruit should he recite the bracha?
Back: pear
Title: Berachos 6:4

Front: A person has a fig and a pear before him and he wants to eat both. Assuming that he desires to eat the pear first, according to the Shulchan Aruch, over which fruit should he recite the bracha?
Back: fig
Title: Berachos 6:4

Front: ‘after the meal’ – does this phrase, that appears twice in the Mishnah, refer to before or after Grace?
Back: Before
Title: Berachos 6:5

Front: What is 'parperet'?
Back: Any food that accompanies bread
Title: Berachos 6:5

Front: If one said hamotzi, would he have to make a bracha on parparet eaten during the meal but not part of the meal? Why?
Back: No. It is subordinate to bread and hence the blessing over the bread exempts it
Title: Berachos 6:5

Front: If wine is brought to the table during a common (joint) meal, one person should not make the blessing to exempt another? According to Rambam, why?
Back: Since the other is involved in his meal, food may go down his windpipe when he answers amen
Title: Berachos 6:6

Front: According to Rashi what it meliach?
Back: Fruits grown near the Sea of Galilee
Title: Berachos 6:7

Front: True or false. A blessing on the main (staple) food exempts the secondary food.
Back: TRUE
Title: Berachos 6:7

Front: ‘Three blessings’ – to what does this refer?
Back: Grace after Meals
Title: Berachos 6:8

Front: According to Rabban Gamliel, from which verse do we learn that Grace is recited after eating figs?
Back: Devarim 8:8 that mentions the 7 species, including figs
Title: Berachos 6:8

Front: According to the Sages, from which verse do we learn that Grace is recited after eating bread?
Back: Devarim 8:9 that mentions the eating of bread
Title: Berachos 6:8

Front: Quote the verse from which we learn the obligation to invite others to recite Grace together.
Back: “Exalt God with me and let us praise His Name together” (Tehillim 34:4)
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: Can this be included in the number required for zimmun: A waiter who ate an olive’s size of food.
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: Can this be included in the number required for zimmun: A person who ate less than an olive’s size of food
Back: No
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: Can this be included in the number required for zimmun: A person who ate his own ma’aser sheini that he had redeemed but had not added a fifth.
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: Can this be included in the number required for zimmun: A Levite who ate the first tithe from which terumat ma’aser had not been taken.
Back: No
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: Can this be included in the number required for zimmun: A gentile.
Back: No
Title: Berachos 7:1

Front: If 3 women and one man have eaten together, may they recite zimmun?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 7:2

Front: If 3 women have eaten together, may they recite zimmun?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 7:2

Front: ‘What quantity for zimmun’ – explain the Mishnah’s question according to Rashi.
Back: How much must one eat in order to be allowed to take the wine recite the Grace on behalf of the others present?
Title: Berachos 7:2

Front: According to Rebbi Akiva, what is the minimum number of people required to invoke God’s Name in the recital of zimmun?
Back: 10
Title: Berachos 7:3

Front: According to Rebbi Yosi, what is the minimum number of people required to invoke God’s Name in the recital of zimmun?
Back: 100
Title: Berachos 7:3

Front: According to Rebbi Yosi, if there are 100 besides him, is it preferable to say ‘nevarech’ or ‘barchu’?
Back: Nevarech
Title: Berachos 7:3

Front: If nine have eaten together, may they separate into groups of 4 and 5 to recite zimmun?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 7:4

Front: Twenty who have eaten together may separate into 2 groups for zimmun. How large should each group be?
Back: Ten
Title: Berachos 7:4

Front: Under what circumstances may 2 groups eating at separate tables in the same house join for zimmun?
Back: If some of one group are visible to some of the other
Title: Berachos 7:5

Front: According to the Rebbi Eliezer what bracha does one say over undiluted wine?
Back: “Who creates the fruit of the tree”.
Title: Berachos 7:5

Front: Kiddush can only be recited if there is wine. Whose opinion in the Mishnah does this statement support?
Back: Beit Hillel
Title: Berachos 8:1

Front: According to Rabbinical decree, what level of tumah do unwashed hands possess? Why was this instituted?
Back: Second degree tumah. To encourage people to wash their hands since hands constantly come into contact with unclean objects.
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: What can become defiled by second degree tumah?
Back: Terumah and consecrated objects
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: Why did the Rabbis require the washing of hands before eating bread?
Back: As an extra protection in order to prevent people touching terumah with unwashed hands.
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: If sheini letumah comes into contact with a liquid, what level of tumah attaches to the liquid according to Rabbinic decree?
Back: First level
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: Why did the Rabbis decree that liquids that are rishon letumah should defile vessels?
Back: For uniformity amongst liquids since certain liquids defile vessels as per Torah law
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: According to Rashi, does our Mishnah apply on weekdays?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: If wine that is rishon letumah came into contact with a cup, which part of the cup becomes defiled?
Back: The outer side
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: According to Beit Shamai, why may one not use a cup that is only defiled on the outside?
Back: We are concerned that drops may spill over and become defiled and in turn defile the hands holding the cup.
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: According to Beit Hillel, may one use a cup that is only defiled on the outside?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: According to Beit Hillel, what is the problem with washing one’s hands before holding the cup of wine?
Back: If a cup that is defiled on the outside is used and he has not dried his hands, the defilement from the outside of the cup would defile the moisture on his hands and would then defile his hands. He would then eat the meal with defiled hands.
Title: Berachos 8:2

Front: If a chair is sheini letumah, what must be present to defile a towel that is placed on it?
Back: Moisture on the towel as the chair defiles the moisture on the towel which in turn defiles the towel
Title: Berachos 8:3

Front: According to Beit Shamai, may one eat at a table that is sheini letuma?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:3

Front: According to Beit Hillel, why may one not eat at a table that is sheini letumah?
Back: Since there is no chance of Kohanim eating there and Kohanim are careful not to place terumah on a table that is not certainly pure
Title: Berachos 8:3

Front: According to Beit Hillel, one may place the napkin on one’s chair even though there is a danger that his hands will become defiled. Why is it better for his hands to become defiled than the food to become defiled?
Back: Defilement of the hands has no basis in the Torah whereas defilement of food does
Title: Berachos 8:3

Front: ‘the hands are washed’ – why?
Back: To ensure that no Sodom salt remains on one’s hands as Sodom salt can blind one’s eyes
Title: Berachos 8:4

Front: According to the halacha, is the room swept before the hands are washed?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:4

Front: According to the halacha, may one employ an ignorant waiter?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:4

Front: Why does Beit Hillel require the blessing over the spices to precede the Grace?
Back: In order for the blessing over the spices to be next to the one over the light as they are both connected to the departure of Shabbat.
Title: Berachos 8:5

Front: According to Beit Shamai, how many colours make fire?
Back: One
Title: Berachos 8:5

Front: According to Rambam, why may light and spices of gentiles not be used for havdalah?
Back: Since they were used for idolatrous purposes on gentile festive occasions
Title: Berachos 8:6

Front: ‘until benefit is derived from its light’ – in the words of the Gemara, how close does one need to be to be considered benefiting from its light?
Back: Close enough to be able to distinguish between coins of different countries
Title: Berachos 8:6

Front: True or false. If one deliberately neglected to recite Grace and has moved to a different place, Beit Hillel holds that he must return to his original place of eating to recite Grace.
Back: TRUE
Title: Berachos 8:7

Front: ‘till the food is digested in his stomach’ – according to the Gemara, how does one determine this?
Back: until one is not yet hungry after having eaten that meal
Title: Berachos 8:7

Front: Does Beit Hillel require Grace to be said over wine?
Back: Yes
Title: Berachos 8:8

Front: Why is it forbidden to answer amen to the blessing of a Cuthean unless one heard the entire blessing?
Back: It may have been directed towards his god/idol
Title: Berachos 8:8

Front: From whose statement in Tanach do we learn the obligation to recite a blessing when one sees the site where miracles were performed for the Jews?
Back: Yitro
Title: Berachos 9:1

Front: Why do we not recite the blessing “… whose power and might fill the world” on seeing mountains?
Back: Because mountains are not seen throughout the world
Title: Berachos 9:2

Front: True or false. According to Rebbi Yehudah, when one sees the Great Sea one says the blessing “… Author of the act of Creation”.
Back: TRUE
Title: Berachos 9:2

Front: ‘For the rains’ – for what type of rains?
Back: Beneficial rains
Title: Berachos 9:2

Front: According to the Rosh, when does one say the blessing on purchasing a new home?
Back: After the sale is completed
Title: Berachos 9:3

Front: Give an example of something that is ‘good which entails bad’.
Back: One who finds a valuable object which if discovered by the authorities would result in punishment
Title: Berachos 9:3

Front: Why is praying for a past event considered a vain prayer?
Back: The prayer cannot change the past reality
Title: Berachos 9:3

Front: According to Ben Azzai, how many blessings does one say on entering a walled city?
Back: Two
Title: Berachos 9:4

Front: With what feelings should one say the blessing over bad tidings?
Back: With a perfect heart and willingness
Title: Berachos 9:5

Front: From which phrase in the Torah is this derived?
Back: ‘with all your might’
Title: Berachos 9:5

Front: Is it considered disrespectful to enter the Temple Mount without shoes on?
Back: No
Title: Berachos 9:5

Front: From which person in Tanach do we learn that there is no disrespect in greeting someone with God’s Name?
Back: Boaz
Title: Berachos 9:5