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1)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about someone who Leins the Megilah ...

1. ... backwards (See Tiferes)?

2. ... by heart?

3. ... in Lashon Targum or any other foreign language (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?

(b)How does he learn the first ruling from the Pasuk in the Megilah "ve'ha'Yamim ha'Eileh Nizkarim ve'Na'asim"?

(c)To whom does the last ruling refer?

(d)In that case, on whose behalf is one permitted to Lein the Megilah in a foreign language?

(e)Why must the Megilah be written in the same language as it is Leined?

2)

(a)Which of the above rulings do we learn from the Pasuk in the Megilah "K'sov Zos Zikaron ba'Seifer"?

(b)What does the Tana say about a foreigner who hears the Mishnah read in Ashuris?

(c)To which other language did this Din originally extend?

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3)

(a)The Mishnah rules 'Kar'ah Sirugin u'Misnamnem, Yatza'. What is the definition of ...

1. ... 'Misnamnem'?

2. ... 'Sirugin'?

(b)What if he waited the time it takes to Lein the entire Megilah?

(c)On what condition is someone who is writing a Megilah Yotzei?

(d)The Tana says the same in a case of Dorshah (about someone who is expounding it) or Magi'ah. What does 'Magihah' mean?

(e)How can one be Yotzei Leining the Megilah by merely writing it?

4)

(a)What does the Tana say about a Megilah that is written on Sam (orpimint, a sort of ointment [See Tos. Yom-Tov], Sikra, Kumus or Kankantum (vitriol)?

(b)What is the definition of ...

1. ... 'Sikra'?

2. ... 'Kumus'?

(c)The same applies to a Megilah that is written on papyros (made of grass that is glued together or on Dift'ra. What is 'Dift'ra'?

5)

(a)Among the three requirements of a Megilah to be Kasher, it must be written in the Ashuris script and on a Seifer. What is a 'Seifer'?

(b)What is the third requirement?

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6)

(a)What does the Mishnah say about a towns-person who finds himself in a walled city on Purim or vice-versa? On what condition does he Lein the Megilah like his home-town?

(b)The reason for this is because he is not even considered a P'ruz Laylah. What is a 'P'ruz le'Yomo'?

(c)When does he then Lein the night K'ri'ah?

7)

(a)What is a 'Mukaf le'Yomo'?

(b)When does he Lein the Megilah if he is ...

1. ... a Mukaf le'Yomo?

2. ... not a Mukaf le'Yomo?

8)

(a)According to Rebbi Yehudah, in order to be Yotzei Mikra Megilah, one must Lein from "Ish Yehudi". What does Rebbi Yossi say?

(b)The Halachah however, is like Rebbi Meir. What does he say?

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9)

(a)'Everyone is Chayav to read the Megilah except for three people'. Who are those people?

(b)Who does 'everyone' come to include?

(c)Why must the author of our Mishnah (which exempts a 'Chashu' from the Mitzvah of Megilah) be Rebbi Yossi?

(d)What does Rebbi Yehudah say about a Katan?

(e)Like whom is the Halachah?

10)

(a)One needs to Lein the Megilah by night to publicize the miracle with the entry of the fourteenth (See Tos. Yom-Tov). What do we learn from the Pasuk in Megilas Esther "ve'ha'Yamim ha'Eileh Nizkarim ve'Na'asim".

(b)What is the earliest time that the Mishnah allows for the Mitzvos of Leining the Megilah, B'ris Milah, Tevilah and Haza'ah, and the Tevilah of a woman who had one sighting of Zivus (Shomeres Yom Keneged Yom) Lechatchilah?

(c)What are 'Tevilah and Haza'ah referring to?

(d)When is Shomeres Yom Keneged Yom applicable?

11)

(a)From where do we know that the Mitzvah of B'ris Milah must be performed by day?

(b)Similarly, we know that Haza'ah must be performed by day, because the Torah writes in Chukas "Vehizah ba'Yom ha'Shelishi u'va'Yom ha'Shevi'i". From where do we know that the Tevilah must also be performed by day?

(c)When does the latter Din no longer apply?

12)

(a)When is the earliest one can be Yotzei all of these Bedi'eved?

(b)What is the source for this in Seifer Nechemyah?

(c)Then why did the Chachamim give the time Lechatchilah as Amud ha'Shachar?

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13)

(a)Up to when in the day may one perform the Mitzvos of Megilah, Hallel, Shofar, Lulav, Tefilas Musaf, the Korban Musaf (See Tos. Yom-Tov) and Viduy ha'Parim?

(b)To what does 'Viduy ha'Parim refer?

(c)Besides Viduy Ma'aser (every fourth year), which other Viduy does the Mishnah include in this list?

14)

(a)The first three items (out of twelve all in connection with Korbanos, are also included in the list: Semichah, Shechitah and Tenufah. What is the definition of 'Semichah'?

(b)The next three are Hagashah, Kemitzah and Haktarah. What is the basic difference between the first group of Avodos and the second group?

(c)What is the definition of ...

1. ... 'Hagashah?

2. ... 'Haktarah'?

(d)What is Haktaras Kometz equivalent to in animal Korbanos?

(e)Why is the burning of the Chalavim and Evarim not included in this list?

15)

(a)The next three in the list are Melikah (of a Korban Of), Kabalah and Hazayah. What is the definition of 'Kabalah'?

(b)Besides all sprinkling of blood on the Mizbe'ach ha'Olah, what else does 'Hazayah' incorporate?

(c)Two of the last three items that must be performed by day are giving the Sotah the water to drink and breaking the neck of the Eglah Arufah. What is the third?

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16)

(a)There are two things that may be performed the whole night, one of them is cutting the Omer. What is the other?

(b)What does the Tana come to include when he states that 'Whatever is performed by ...

1. ... day is Kasher all day'?

2. ... night is Kasher all night'?

(c)Then why did the Chachamim say that one must eat it by midday?

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