1)

(a)What does the Nun in 'Huna' indicate when seen in a dream?

(b)What distinction does the Tana now draw between 'Huna' and 'Chanina', 'Chananya' and 'Yochanan'?

(c)What is the basis of the latter interpretation?

(d)On what basis does seeing 'Hesped' in a dream signify that Hash-m has had pity on the dreamer and will redeem him from troubles?

(e)What condition does the Tana give with regard to all the interpretations mentioned in this question?

2)

(a)What does ...

1. ... answering 'Yehei Sh'meih Rabah' in a dream indicate?

2. ... reciting the Sh'ma indicate?

(b)If he is worthy then why doesn't it happen?

(c)In connection with what does Rebbi Eliezer ha'Gadol interpret the Pasuk in Ki Savo "ve'Ra'u Kol Amei ha'Aretz ki Shem Hash-m Nikra alecha"?

(d)What does laying Tefilin in a dream therefore indicate?

(e)On what condition is Davening in a dream a good sign?

(f)Why is that?

3)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "Ki Eim la'Binah Tikra", what does can a person who dreams that he is having relations with one's mother hope for?

(b)How do we read the word "Morashah" in the Pasuk in Ha'azinu "Torah Tzivah lanu Moshe, Morashah Kehilas Ya'akov"?

(c)What can someone who dreams about having relations with ...

1. ... a betrothed girl therefore hope for?

2. ... one's sister hope for, based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "Emor la'Chochmah Achosi At"?

(d)On what dual condition does dreaming about having relations with a married woman indicate that one is eligible to receive a portion in the World to Come?

(e)What is the reasoning behind this statement?

4)

(a)Based on the Pasuk ...

1. ... in Tehilim "ha'Sam Gevulech Shalom, Cheilev Chitim Yisbi'ech", what does Rebbi Chiya bar Aba say about someone who sees wheat in a dream?

2. ... in Yeshayah "ve'Sar Avonech, ve'Chatascha Yechupar", what does he say about someone who sees barley?

(b)What is the connection between the latter Pasuk and barley?

(c)In connection with Rebbi Chiya bar Aba's previous statement, what did Rebbi Zeira say about moving to Eretz Yisrael from Bavel?

(d)Based on the Pasuk ...

1. ... in Tehilim "Esht'cha ke'Gefen Poriyah ... ", what does Rebbi Chiya bar Aba say about someone who sees a laden vine in a dream?

2. ... Vay'chi (in connection with Yehudah's B'rachah) "Osri la'Gefen Iyro, ve'la'Soreikah B'ni Asono", what does he say about someone who sees the branch of a vine (See Targum Unklus)?

5)

(a)If seeing a small pomegranate signifies that one's current business dealings will flourish, what does seeing a large pomegranate signify?

(b)Based on the Pasuk ...

1. ... in Shir ha'Shirim "Ash'kecha mi'Yein ha'Rekach, me'Asis Rimoni", what can a Talmid-Chacham who sees half a pomegranate in a dream expect?

2. ... there "ke'Felach ha'Rimon Rakasech" what can an Am ha'Aretz who sees half a pomegranate in a dream expect?

3. ... in Mishlei "Notzer Te'einah Yochal Piryah" - what does seeing a fig in a dream signify?

4. ... in Yirmiyahu "Zayis Ra'anan Y'fei P'ri To'ar ... ", what can someone who sees small olives in a dream expect?

5. ... in Tehilim "Banecha ki'Shesilei Zeisim", what can he expect if he sees olive-trees?

6. ... in Tetzaveh "ve'Yikchu Eilecha Shemen Zayis Zach", what can one hope for if one sees olive-oil?

(c)According to others, what does seeing an olive signify, based on the continuation of the Pasuk in Yirmiyahu "Kara Hash-m Sh'mech"?

(d)What do we Darshen from the word "Rakasech" (in the above Pasuk in Shir ha'Shirim "ke'Felach ha'Rimon Rakasech"?

(e)What does seeing dates in a dream signify, based on the Pasuk in Eichah "Tam Avonech bas-Tziyon"?

6)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "ve'Dei Chaleiv Izim le'Lechem Beisecha ... ", what does Rav Yosef say that a person can expect if he sees ...

1. ... a goat in his dream?

2. ... goats?

(b)Why does seeing a Hadas in a dream signify that his property will prosper?

(c)What if he doesn't own property?

(d)According to Ula (or a Beraisa) on what condition will the latter interpretation come true?

(e)On what grounds does seeing ...

1. ... an Esrog in a dream signify that Hash-m considers the dreamer a noble person ('Hadur')?

2. ... a Lulav signify that he has only one heart that is directed towards Hash-m?

7)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Mishlei "Chochmos ba'Chutz Taronah, ba'Rechovos Titein Kolah", someone who sees a goose in a dream can expect to become wise. What can he expect if he has relations with it

(b)To whom did this actually happen?

(c)In which town did Rav Ashi become the Rosh Yeshivah?

8)

(a)If somebody who sees a rooster in a dream can expect a son, what can he expect if he sees a number of roosters?

(b)If he sees a hen what can he hope for besides a nice garden?

(c)What else might a 'Tarbitza' mean?

(d)How do we learn this from the word 'Tarnegoles'?

9)

(a)What distinction does Rav Yosef draw between someone who sees whole eggs in a dream and someone who sees eggs that have been cracked open?

(b)What is the reason for this distinction?

(c)To which other food, besides nuts, does the same distinction apply?

(d)And to what, other than glass vessels, does a dream in which the item concerned breaks, does the initial interpretation of the dream not apply?

10)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Tehilim "Vayanchem el M'choz Cheftzam", what does dreaming that one enters a town signify?

(b)What is the source of the statement that if one has a haircut in a dream it is a good sign for the dreamer?

(c)What if he also shaves his beard?

(d)What does it signify if one dreams that one is sitting ...

1. ... in a small boat?

2. ... in a large one?

(e)On what condition is that the case?

11)

(a)Based on the Pasuk in Yeshayah "Maher Tzo'ah Lehipase'ach", what does a dream in which one is defecating signify?

(b)On what condition is that the case?

(c)What is the difference between someone who dreams that he is climbing up to the roof and someone who dreams that he is descending from the roof?

(d)What did Abaye and Rava say about that?

(e)Why is tearing one's clothes in a dream a good sign?

12)

(a)What is the difference between whether someone dreams that he is standing naked in Bavel or ion Eretz Yisrael?

(b)What is the reason for ...

1. ... the former is - because

2. ... the latter?

(c)What does it denote if one dreams that one is being ...

1. ... taken into custody ...

2. ... taken into custody with a chain around one's neck?

(d)What if it is only a rope?

13)

(a)Why does entering a marsh in a dream denote that the dreamer will become a Rosh Yeshivah?

(b)What does entering a forest denote?

(c)Which famous pair of Chaverim dreamt these two dreams respectively, and both dreams came true?

(d)According to the second Lashon, both dreamt that they entered a meadow. What did Rav Papa dream in addition that denoted that he would be a Rosh Yeshivah?

(e)And what did Rav Ashi, who became a great Rosh Yeshivah add to what Rav Papa dreamt?

14)

(a)How does Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak interpret bloodletting in a dream?

(b)How do we reconcile this with the Beraisa, which says that it denotes ones sins being piled up?

(c)What is the connection between the dream and its interpretation?

15)

(a)A Beraisa expert cited a Beraisa to Rav Sheishes that discuses seeing a snake in a dream. Why does seeing a snake mean that one's Parnasah is assured?

(b)What if ...

1. ... the snake bites him?

2. ... he kills it?

(c)What objection did Rav Sheishes raise with regard to the latter interpretation?

(d)But Rav Sheishes erred. On what grounds did he say what he said?

16)

(a)According to the Beraisa that the Beraisa expert cited to Rebbi Yochanan, which is the only beverage that is not always a good sign?

(b)What do we learn from the Pasuk ...

1. ... in Tehilim "ve'Yayin Yesamach L'vav Enosh"?

2. ... in Mishlei "T'nu Sheichar le'Oveid, ve'Yayin le'Marei Nefesh"?

(c)What did Rebbi Yochanan tell the Beraisa expert, based on the Pasuk "L'chu Lachmu be'Lachmi, u'Shesu be'Yein Mesechti"?

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17)

(a)What did Rebbi Yochanan say about someone who gets up in the morning and for no specific reason, thinks of a certain Pasuk?

(b)What did David, Sh'lomoh and Ach'av have in common?

(c)What can someone expect if he dreams about ...

1. ... David?

2. ... Sh'lomoh?

3. ... Achav?

18)

(a)What do the following three have in common ...

1. ... Yechezkel, Yeshayah and Yirmiyah?

2. ... Tehilim, Mishlei and Iyov?

(b)If someone sees in a dream Seifer Melachim, he should expect greatness, Yechezkel (who saw Ma'aseh ha'Mekavah), wisdom and Yeshayah, consolation. What can he expect if he sees Yirmiyah?

(c)Likewise, if one sees in a dream Seifer Tehilim, he can expect Chasidus (piety) and Seifer Mishlei, wisdom. What can he expect if he sees Seifer Iyov?

(d)And what do Seifer Shir ha'Shirim, Seifer Koheles and Seifer Kinos (Eichah) have in common?

(e)The Mishnah says that if one sees in a dream Shir ha'Shirim, one can expect Chasidus and Koheles, Chochmah. What can one expect if one sees ...

1. ... Kinos?

2. ... Megilas Esther?

19)

(a)How does the Tana describe Rebbi, Rebbi Elazar ben Azaryah and Rebbi Yishmael ben Elisha?

(b)What can one expect if one sees in a dream ...

1. ... Rebbi?

2. ... Rebbi Elazar ben Azaryah?

3. ... Rebbi Yishmael ben Elisha?

(c)Two of the three Talmidei-Chachamim listed by the Tana are ben Azai and ben Zoma. Who is the third?

(d)If one sees ben Zoma, he says, one can expect Chochmah. What can one expect if one sees in a dream ...

1. ... ben Azai?

2. ... Acher?

(e)Why can one expect punishment if one sees ...

1. ... Rebbi Yishmael ben Elisha?

2. ... Acher?

20)

(a)Seeing Chayos in a dream is a good sign with three exceptions, a monkey an elephant and a Kipod. What is a Kipod?

(b)Why are they not a good sign?

(c)How do we reconcile this with the statement of Mar that if one sees an elephant in a dream, he will experience a miracle ('Pele Na'aseh lo')?

21)

(a)What does the Beraisa say about seeing any metal objects in a dream, with only three exceptions. Two of these are a hoe and an adze. What is the third?

(b)Why is this rule confined to where one sees them with their handles?

(c)What is the sole exception to the rule that all ...

1. ... fruit that one sees in a dream is good?

2. ... vegetables are good?

(d)How do we reconcile this with Rav, who claimed that he only became after he dreamt that he saw the heads of turnips?

(e)Why is T'cheiles (dark blue) the only color that one dreams about that is not a good sign?

22)

(a)In similar vein, what does the Tana say about 'Karya (a tawny-owl) Kifufa (an owl) and Kurpera'i (a mole)?

(b)And what does he say ...

1. ... about Gudganiyos (cherries), Kafniyos (an inferior species of date) and Pagei Temarah (dates that are not fully ripe)?

2. ... in contrast, about bathing, anointing oneself and Tashmish?

(c)In his list of three things that are akin to Olam ha'Ba, Shabbos, a shining sun and Tashmish, why can Tashmish not mean Tashmish ha'Mitah (as it did in the previous question?

(d)Then what does it mean?

23)

(a)Two of the three things that ...

1. ... revive a person's spirits are someone singing a nice song and a beautiful sight. What is the third?

2. ... make him feel relaxed are a nice wife and a nice home. What is the third?

(b)What do the following five things have in common: fire, honey, Shabbos, sleep and a dream?

(c)If ...

1. ... fire is a sixtieth of Gehinom, what is honey a sixtieth of?

2. ... Shabbos is a sixtieth of Olam ha'Ba, what is sleep a sixtieth of?

(d)And of what is a dream a sixtieth?

24)

(a)What do the following five things have in common: sneezing, perspiring, diarrhea, an emission and sleep?

(b)What do we learn from the Pasuk in ...

1. ... Iyov "Atishosav Tahel Or"?

2. ... Bereishis "be'Ze'as Aprcha Tochal Lechem"?

3. ... Yeshayah "Maher Tzo'ah le'Hipase'ach ve'Lo Yamus la'Shachas"?

4. ... Yeshayah "Yir'eh Zera, Ya'arich Yamim"?

5. ... Iyov "Yashanti Az Yanu'ach li"?

(c)And what do we learn from the Pasuk in Yeshayah "va'Tachlimeni ve'Hachyeini"?

25)

(a)Besides the fact that they all serve as a cure, what does the Beraisa say about the following six things: cabbage, beets, a dry Poli'ol (pennyroyal) plant and the stomach, womb and lobe of the liver of an animal?

(b)What do others say about small fish, besides adding fish (even large ones) on to the previous list?

(c)The first four items on the following list of ten things cited by the Tana are meat of an ox, fat (juicy) meat, roasted meat and meat of a bird. What does he say about them?

(d)Four out of the next five are a roasted egg, a shave, cress and milk. What is the fifth?

(e)What is the last item that harms a sick person?

26)

(a)Some add nuts to the previous list. What do others add?

(b)What did Rebbi Yishmael say in a Beraisa about the word 'Kishu'in' that bears this out?

(c)We query this from a statement of Rav Yehudah Amar Rav, to explain the Pasuk in Toldos "Vayomer Hash-m lah (to Rivkah) 'Sh'nei Goyim be'Vitnech ... ' ". How did he interpret "Sh'nei Goyim"? At whom does it hint?

(d)How did he explain it in a way that clashes with Rebbi Yishmael?

(e)How do we reconcile the two statements?

27)

(a)The Beraisa discusses a dream that concerns a Meis. What does it signify to dream that ...

1. ... there is a Meis in the house?

2. ... the Meis eats or drinks?

(b)If the Meis takes 'vessels' from the house, it is a bad sign. Which vessels is the Tana referring to according to Rav Papa?

(c)What if the Meis takes anything else from the house?

(d)The reason for the former is because - it is a sign that somebody else will be leave the house (in a coffin).

(e)The two exceptions to the rule that whatever the Meis places in the house is a good sign are earth and mustard. What does placing earth in the house indicate?

28)

(a)In connection with the B'rachah that one recites over seeing the location where an idol was destroyed from our land (cited in our Mishnah), what does the Beraisa say about someone who sees ...

1. ... the idol Markulis?

2. ... the location from which Avodah-Zarah has been destroyed?

(b)What does one say after adding ''and just as it has been destroyed from this location, so too, may it be destroyed from all other locations!'

(c)Why, according to the Tana Kama, does one omit the final request in Chutz la'Aretz?

(d)What does Rebbi Shimon ben Elazar say?

(e)What has that to do with the Pasuk in Tzefanyah "Az Ahafoch el Amim Safah Berurah"?

29)

(a)How many B'rachos does Rav Hamnuna require someone who sees the wicked (town of) Bavel to recite?

(b)At which point does one recite 'Baruch ... she'Hechriv Bavel ha'Rish'ah'?

(c)Which B'rachah does one recite upon seeing Nevuchadnetzar's house?

(d)Which of two locations must one see before reciting 'Baruch she'Asah Nisim la'Tzadikim ba'Makom ha'Zeh'?

(e)What is the significance of the furnace?

30)

(a)When does one say 'Baruch ...

1. ... she'Nasan Erech Apayim le'Ovrei Retzono'?

2. ... Omer ve'Oseh Gozer u'Mekayem'?

(b)According to one explanation, no animal can leave that area unless one places earth from there on to its back (a curse in itself). What do others say?

(c)According to the second explanation, how is that a bad sign?

(d)What did Rava used to say to the donkeys he saw taking earth from there as he gave them a slap on the back?

(e)And, based on the Pasuk in Yeshayah "ve'Tei'teisiha be'Mat'atei Hashmed", what did Mar b'rei de'Ravina used to do when he arrived in Bavel?

31)

(a)What did Rav Ashi used to do even though he had not heard the ruling of Rav Hamnuna?

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