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1 Name Page 1 of 5 ***Place an X if Closed גמרא (if no indication, we ll assume Open חזרה (גמרא of the :דף times.בל 'נ marked, using the contact info above by Sunday, January 29, 2017 and we ll send it back בחינה Please or fax your completed All scores 90 or above will receive a financial incentive in the form of a gift certificate. Any comments, suggestions or corrections would be appreciated. Copies of these tests and answer keys can be obtained by contacting us or by download from our website listed above. Initially, the questions only test will be posted. A few weeks later, we will post the question/answer sheet. Please write clearly and use only black ink..גמרא \רש "י Unless otherwise indicated, all questions are based on דף יד: on the bottom of משנה This week s bechina starts at the טו: and ends on the bottom of יום Why is one allowed to send a gift on.משלחין כלים בין תפורין בין שאינן תפורין says, משנה 1. Our sewn? of clothing which are not טוב.ואף על פי שיש בהן כלאים continues, משנה.2 Our A) Can this be referring to sending, as a gift, כלים שיש בהן כלאים to be used as a cushion to sit on? Why or why not? B) Can this be referring to sending, as a gift, כלים שיש בהן כלאים to be used as a cushion to sit on that were covered with כלאים- non clothing? Why or why not? C) Can this be referring to sending, as a gift, כלים שיש בהן כלאים to be used as a curtain? Why or why not? D) Can the כלים שיש בהן כלאים be referring to a hard material, e.g. a נמטא גמדא דנרש, a hard, felt cushion from Narosh? Why or why not?

2 Name Page 2 of 5.יום טוב on סנדל המסומר prohibits sending a pair of משנה 3. Our A) Why is it prohibited??משנה and how can this be proven from our יום טוב B) Is it permissible to carry them on 4. Why was it necessary for our משנה to state that one may not send as a gift on יום טוב shoes that (פשטים s רש '' י have not yet been sewn. Is it not obvious? (please provide both of.תניא, רבי יהודה מתיר בשחור ואוסר בלבן מפני שצריך ביצת הגיר. רבי יוסי אוסר בשחור מפני שצריך לצחצחו.5?רבי יוסי and רבי יהודה between מחלוקת explain the apparent גמרא How does the?יום טוב as a gift on תפילין allow one to send רב ששת 6. A) Does?כל שנאותין בו ביום טוב משלחין אותו of משנה B) How does he explain the statement in our

3 Name Page 3 of 5 Our גמרא quotes three statements regarding carrying תפילין on שבת to a protected place. אביי היה בא בדרך ותפלין בראשו ושקעה עליו חמה מניח ידו עליהן עד שמגיע לביתו... ברייתא היה בא בדרך ותפלין בראשו וקדש עליו היום, מניח ידו עליהן עד שמגיע לבית הסמוך לחומה... משנה המוצא תפלין מכניסן זוג זוג. )ערובין צה.( 7. Based on these three statements A) If one was outside a city, in a non-protected area, and was wearing,תפלין assuming that the house סמוך לחומה was protected from,כלבים but not protected from,גנבים the person should bring the תפלין to.סמוך לחומה a) the house b) his home. B) If one was outside a city, in a non-protected area, and was wearing,תפלין assuming that the תפלין the person should bring the,גנבים and כלבים was protected from both סמוך לחומה house to.סמוך לחומה a) the house b) his home. C) If one was outside a city, in a totally non-protected area, and he found תפלין he should a) leave the תפלין where they are. b) put on the תפלין and bring them to a safe location. D) If one was outside a city, in a place protected from כלבים but not protected from,גנבים and he found תפלין he should a) leave the תפלין where they are. b) put on the תפלין and bring them to a safe location.

4 Name Page 4 of 5?שבת can the leftovers be eaten on,יום טוב if one cooked food for,יום טוב 8. A) On a Friday B) Can one make a,הערמה a trick? 9. If one makes an תבשילין,ערוב one may cook on יום טוב for.שבת How many ) תבשיל )ין must one make according to?בית שמאי (A?בית הלל (B 10. The עירוב must be made.יום טוב (a before.יום טוב b) before the night meal of.יום טוב c) before the day meal of עירוב תבשילין 11. What is the reason for?רבא A) according to?רב אשי B) according to

5 Name Page 5 of 5 ששת ימים תאכל מצות וביום השביעי עצרת לד' א-לקיך לא תעשה מלאכה: )דברים טז:ח ) ביום השמיני עצרת תהיה לכם כל מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו: )במדבר כט:לה ). On the עצרת לד ' א-לקיך seem to contradict each other. On one hand it says פסוקים 12. These two other hand it says תהיה לכם.עצרת How does A) רבי אליעזר resolve this apparent contradiction? B) רבי יהושע resolve this apparent contradiction? ויאמר להם לכו אכלו משמנים ושתו ממתקים ושלחו מנות לאין נכון לו כי קדוש היום לאדנינו ואל תעצבו כי חדות ד' היא מעזכם: )נחמיה ח:י ) 13. What does the פסוק mean by נכון לו?לאין (two possibilities).דף from this week s סוגיות or headlines of the הערות questions/answers, Please feel free to add any Utilize our shoel u meishiv online at Let s plan to be קונה the מסכת focusing on a simple חזרה of just the שקלא וטריא inside: Were you able to make a few minutes every day for an immediate חזרה of the portion just learned??דף of the חזרה or Sunday to do a שבת Were you able to make time on?דפים of the last 3 חזרה or Sunday to do a שבת Were you able to make time on

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