Mishnah 1
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1)

(a)The Mishnah lists two exceptions to the rule that all Menachos comprise Matzah. One of them is the Chametz loaves of the Todah. What is the other?

(b)How does the Kohen render the loaves in question Chametz, according to Rebbi Meir?

(c)Why can he not simply add yeast?

1)

(a)The Mishnah lists two exceptions to the rule that all Menachos comprise Matzah. One of them is the Chametz loaves of the Todah (See Tos. Yom Tov); the other - the two loaves on Shavu'os.

(b)According to Rebbi Meir, the Kohen renders Chametz the loaves in question - by taking a little flour from the Isaron, mixing it with water, and returning it to the flour from which he took it.

(c)He cannot simply add yeast - since that would be adding to the Shi'ur Isaron.

2)

(a)What problem does Rebbi Yehudah have with Rebbi Meir's method?

(b)So what does he say?

(c)On what grounds do they query him?

(d)How will the Isaron be ...

1. ... Yeser?

2. ... Chaser?

(e)Like whom is the Halachah?

2)

(a)The problem that Rebbi Yehudah has with Rebbi Meir's method is that - this will not render the Isaron properly Chametz.

(b)He therefore explains that - the Kohen places yeast in the K'li and adds flour to make up the Shi'ur Isaron.

(c)They query him however - since the Shi'ur will then end up either Chaser or Yeser.

(d)The Isaron will be ...

1. ... Yeser - if he makes a thick yeast using little water ...

2. ... Chaser - if he adds a lot of water to make the yeast thin.

(e)The Halachah is - like Rebbi Yehudah.

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3)

(a)In what sort of water do the Kohanim knead the dough of a Minchah?

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

1. ... in Vayikra "Kol ha'Minchah asher Takrivu la'Hashem Lo Se'aseh Chametz"?

2. ... in Tzav "Lo Se'afeh Chametz, Chelkam"?

(c)What is the Din regarding kneading the Shirayim with honey or frying it in honey?

3)

(a)The Kohanim knead the dough of a Minchah in - warm water (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(b)We learn from the Pasuk...

1. ... in Vayikra "Kol ha'Minchah asher Takrivu la'Hashem Lo Se'aseh Chametz" that - if they allow the dough to become Chametz, they have transgressed a La'av.

2. ... in Tzav "Lo Se'afeh Chametz *Chelkam*" that - the Shirayim too, are subject to the La'av ...

(c)... though kneading the Shirayim with honey or frying it in honey however - is permitted (See Tos. Yom Tov).

4)

(a)How many La'avin does a Kohen transgress if he kneads the dough of a Minchah, arranges it and bakes it when it is Chametz?

(b)How do we learn this from the Pasuk "Lo Se'afeh Chametz"?

(c)He is also Chayav for Kituf. What is 'Kituf'?

(d)Why might we have thought that Kituf is not subject to a La'av?

4)

(a)A Kohen who kneads the dough of a Minchah, arranges it and bakes it when it is Chametz, transgresses - three La'avin.

(b)We learn this from the Pasuk "Lo Se'afeh Chametz" - which is otherwise superfluous, and which teaches us that each independent Ma'aseh (just like baking) is an independent La'av.

(c)He is also Chayav for 'Kituf' - smoothening the surface of the dough with water (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(d)We might have thought that Kituf is not subject to a La'av - since it barely falls under the category of an act.

Mishnah 3
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5)

(a)The vast majority of Menachos require oil and Levonah (frankincense). What are the other possibilities?

(b)By which Minchas Yachid does the Torah specifically require both oil and Levonah?

(c)What is a Minchas So'les?

(d)When does one perform the Belilah and the Kemitzah on a Minchas So'les?

5)

(a)The vast majority of Menachos require oil and Levonah (frankincense) - others require either oil without Levonah, Levonah without oil, or neither.

(b)The Torah specifically requires both oil and Levonah - by a Minchas So'les ...

(c)... which is an unspecified Minchas Nedavah ...

(d)... over which one performs the Belilah and the Kemitzah - before it is baked.

6)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the other Menachos that require both oil and Levonah. The first four are Minchas Machavas and Minchas Marcheshes, Chalos and Rekikin. To which category of Minchah do the latter two belong?

(b)How do we learn all of these and the subsequent ones on this list from the fact that the Torah writes "Nefesh" by the Minchas So'les?

6)

(a)The Mishnah now lists the other Menachos that require both oil and Levonah, Minchas Machavas, Minchas Marcheshes, Chalos and Rekikin. The latter two belong to the category of - a Minchas Ma'afeh-Tanur (which comprise either the one or the other).

(b)We learn all of these and the subsequent ones on this list from the fact that the Torah writes "Nefesh" by the Minchas So'les - which incorporates every Minchas Yachid.

7)

(a)The The list continues with Minchas Kohen and Minchas Kohen Mashi'ach. What is a 'Minchas Kohen'?

(b)What is another name for Minchas Kohen Mashi'ach?

(c)The last three items on this list are Minchas Goyim, Minchas Nashim and Minchas ha'Omer (See Tosfos Yom Tov). From where do we know that a Nochri can bring a Minchah?

7)

(a)The list continues with Minchas Kohen - the Minchah brought by a Kohen, and Minchas Kohen Mashi'ach.

(b)Another name for Minchas Kohen Mashi'ach is - Minchas Chavitin.

(c)The last three items on this list are Minchas Goyim, Minchas Nashim and Minchas ha'Omer (See Tos. Yom Tov). We know that a Nochri can bring a Minchah - because the Torah writes "Ish Ish", to validate the Korban Nedavah of a Nochri.

8)

(a)Which is the only Minchah that requires ...

1. ... oil but not Levonah?

2. ... Levonah but not oil?

(b)What is the Minchas Nesachim?

(c)Besides the Sh'tei ha'Lechem on Shavu'os, which two Menachos require neither oil nor Levonah?

8)

(a)The only Minchah that requires ...

1. ... oil but not Levonah - is the Minchas Nesachim.

2. ... Levonah but not oil is - the Lechem ha'Panim (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(b)The Minchas Nesachim is - the Minchah that accompanies a Korban Nedavah.

(c)Besides the Sh'tei ha'Lechem on Shavu'os - the only two Menachos that require neither oil nor Levonah are - the Minchas Chotei and the Minchas Kena'os (of a Sotah).

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9)

(a)What is the Mishnah referring to when it says that one is Chayav on oil independently and on Levonah independently?

(b)What distinction does the Tana draw between a Minchas Chotei or a Minchas Kena'os to which one added oil and one to which one added Levonah?

(c)And what does he say about someone who ...

1. ... adds oil to the Shirayim?

2. ... places a vessel containing oil into a vessel containing a Minchas Chotei?

(d)What is the reason for the latter ruling?

9)

(a)When the Mishnah says that one is Chayav on oil independently and on Levonah independently, he is referring to - someone who places oil or Levonah into a Minchas Chotei or a Minchas Kena'os (See Tos Yom Tov).

(b)The Tana rules that - whereas someone who adds oil to a Minchas Chotei or a Minchas Kena'os renders it Pasul (See Tos. Yom Tov), if he adds Levonah - one merely needs to skim it off.

(c)He rules that someone who ...

1. ... adds oil to the Shirayim or who ...

2. ... places a vessel containing oil into a vessel containing a Minchas Chotei - has not transgressed a La'av (See Tos. Yom Tov) ...

(d)The reason for the latter ruling is - because the Torah only forbids pouring *oil* into the flour, and not placing a vessel (See Tos. Yom Tov).

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10)

(a)Most Menachos require Hagashah but not Tenufah (waving). What are the other possibilities?

(b)The Tana first lists the Menachos that require Hagashah but not Tenufah. With which part of the Minchah does the Kohen perform the Hagashah?

(c)Where does he take it to?

10)

(a)Most Menachos require Hagashah but not Tenufah (waving). Some require - Tenufah but not Hagashah, some both and some neither.

(b)The Tana first lists the Menachos that require Hagashah but not Tenufah (See Me'oros ha'G'ro). The Kohen performs the Hagashah - with the Kometz ...

(c)... which he takes to the tip of the south-western Keren.

11)

(a)According to the Tana Kama, the list (that require Hagashah but not Tenufah) incorporates the following Menachos: The Minchas So'les, Machavas, Marcheshes, Chalos, Rekikin, Kohanim, Mashi'ach, Goyim, Nashim and Chotei. On what grounds does Rebbi Shimon preclude Minchas Kohanim and Minchas Mashi'ach from the list?

(b)Why do they not require Kemitzah?

(c)On what principle is this based?

(d)Like whom is the Halachah?

11)

(a)According to the Tana Kama, the list incorporates the following Menachos: The Minchas So'les, Machvas (See Tos. Yom Tov), Marcheshes, Chalos, Rekikin, Kohanim, Mashi'ach, Goyim, Nashim and Chotei. Rebbi Shimon precludes Minchas Kohanim and Minchas Mashi'ach from the list - because they are completely burned and do not therefore require Kemitzah (See Tos. Yom Tov) ...

(b)... (whose purpose is to permit the Shirayim to be eaten) ...

(c)... and whatever does not require Kemitzah does not require Hagashah either (according to Rebbi Shimon).

(d)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.

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12)

(a)Besides the Log of oil of a Metzora, what else of a Metzora requires Tenufah but not Hagashah?

(b)The list continues with Bikurim according to Rebbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov. What do the Chachmim say?

(c)Like whom is the Halachah?

(d)And the list continues with Eimurei Shalmei Yachid and their Chazeh ve'Shok, What does the Tana say about those of a woman?

(e)And what does he mean when he adds 'be'Yisrael Aval Lo ba'Acherim'?

12)

(a)The Log of oil of a Metzora - and his Asham requires Tenufah but not Hagashah.

(b)The list continues with Bikurim according to Rebbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov (See Tos. Yom Tov). According to the Chachmim - Bikurim do not require Tenufah either.

(c)The Halachah is - like Rebbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov.

(d)The list continues with Eimurei Shalmei Yachid and their Chazeh ve'Shok - both of men and of women.

(e)And when he adds 'be'Yisrael Aval Lo ba'Acherim', he means that - a woman does not participate in the actual waving (See Tos. Yom Tov & Tiferes Yisrael).

13)

(a)The Beraisa learns the previous ruling from the words "B'nei Yisrael" (in Tzav, connection with the Shelamim), to preclude women from Tenufah. Who else does he preclude from the same words?

(b)The list ends with two items, one of them is the Sh'tei ha'Lechem on Shavu'os. What is the other?

(c)Where does the Kohen place the Sh'tei ha'Lechem before waving them?

(d)How does Rebbi translate the word "al" (in the Pasuk in Emor "ve'Heinif ha'Kohen osam al Lechem ha'Bikurim")?

(e)The Chachamim interpret "al" literally. Like whom is the Halachah?

13)

(a)The Beraisa learns the previous ruling from the words "B'nei Yisrael" (in Tzav, connection with the Shelamim) to preclude women - and Nochrim from Tenufah.

(b)The list ends with the Sh'tei ha'Lechem on Shavu'os - and the two lambs that are brought together with them.

(c)Before waving them, the Kohen places the Sh'tei ha'Lechem - beside the two lambs ...

(d)... according to Rebbi, who translates the word "al" (in the Pasuk in Emor "ve'Heinif ha'Kohen osam al Lechem ha'Bikurim") - as 'next to' (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(e)The Chachamim interpret "al" literally. The Halachah however, is - like Rebbi.

14)

(a)Where does the Kohen place his hands whilst waving the Sh'tei ha'Lechem?

(b)What does the Tana learn from the Pasuk in Tetzaveh (in connection with the Tenufah) ...

1. ... "asher Hunaf"?

2. ... "va'asher Huram" (See Me'oros ha'G'ra)?

(c)If, as we already learned, the Hagashah is taken to the western corner of the Mizbe'ach, where can the Tenufah be performed?

(d)Why is the western corner nevertheless preferable?

14)

(a)Whilst waving the Sh'tei ha'Lechem, the Kohen places his hands - underneath them.

(b)The Tana learns from the Pasuk in Tetzaveh (in connection with the Tenufah) ...

1. ... "asher Hunaf" that - Tenufah entails waving in all four directions, and from ...

2. ... "va'asher Huram" that - one also waves the Korban up and down.

(c)If, as we already learned, the Hagashah is taken to the western corner of the Mizbe'ach, the Tenufah can also be performed - on the eastern corner (See Tos. Yom Tov) ...

(d)... and certainly on the western corner - which is nearer to the Heichal.

15)

(a)Which comes first, the Tenufah or the Hagashah?

(b)From where do we learn it?

(c)This Pasuk is written in connection with the Minchas Kena'os, which requires both Tenufah and Hagashah. Which is the only other Minchah that requires both?

(d)One of the two Menachos that require neither Tenufah nor Hagashah is the Lechem ha'Panim. Which is the other?

15)

(a)The Tenufah - precedes the Hagashah ...

(b)... as the Pasuk specifically writes in Naso.

(c)This Pasuk is written in connection with the Minchas Kena'os, which requires both Tenufah and Hagashah. The only other Minchah that requires both is - the Minchas ha'Omer.

(d)One of the two Menachos that require neither Tenufah nor Hagashah is the Lechem ha'Panim. The other, is - the Minchas Nesachim.

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16)

(a)Two of the three Avodos which, according to Rebbi Shimon (See Tosfos Yom Tov), are required by three specific Korbanos, are S'michah me'Chayim and Tenufah Shechutah. What is the third?

(b)Zivchei Shalmei Yachid require S'michah me'Chayim and T'nufah Shechutah. Which parts of them require Tenufah?

(c)If Zivchei Shalmei Tzibur do not require S'michah, what do they require?

(d)From where do we know that they do not require S'michah?

(e)One of the only two Korb'nos Tzibur that does require S'michah is the Sa'ir ha'Mishtale'ach. What is the other?

(f)What is the major difference between the Tenufah Chayim and the Tenufah Shachut?

16)

(a)Two of the three Avodos which, according to Rebbi Shimon (See Tos. Yom Tov), are required by three specific Korbanos, are Semichah me'Chayim and Tenufah Shechutah. The third is - Tenufah Chai.

(b)Zivchei Shalmei Yachid require Semichah Chai and Tenufah Shachut. The parts of them that requires Tenufah are - the Chazeh (the chest) and the Shok (the right calf).

(c)Zivchei Shalmei Tzibur do not require Semichah, only - Tenufah Chai and Shachut.

(d)We know that they do not require Semichah - Halachah le'Moshe mi'Sinai, which teaches us that ...

(e)... the only two Korb'nos Tzibur that require Semichah are the Sa'ir ha'Mishtale'ach and - the Par He'elam Davar.

(f)The major difference between the Tenufah Chai and the Tenufah Shachut is that - whereas the former is performed with the entire animal, the latter is performed with the Chazeh and Shok exclusively.

17)

(a)Which is the third Korban that requires two of the three above-mentioned Avodos?

(b)Which two Avodos does it require?

(c)If we know that they require Tenufah Chai from a Pasuk in Metzora, from where do we know that they require Semichah?

(d)And what do we learn from the word "oso" (in the Pasuk in Tzav, in connection with T'nufah of a Shelamim "ve'es Chazeh ha'Tenufah Lehanif oso")?

17)

(a)The third Korban that requires two of the three above-mentioned Avodos is - Asham Metzora ...

(b)... which requires - Semichah and Tenufah Chai.

(c)We know that they require T'nufah Chai from a Pasuk in Metzora, and that they require Semichah - because there is no such thing as an owner not placing his hands on his Korban.

(d)Whereas from the word "oso" (in the Pasuk in Tzav, in connection with T'nufah of a Shelamim "ve'es Chazeh ha'T'nufah Lehanif oso"), we learn that - an Asham Metzora does not require Tenufah Shachut.

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18)

(a)What does the Mishnah forbid someone to do if he has undertaken to bring a Minchah in ...

1. ... a Machavas?

2. ... a Marcheshes?

(b)What distinction does Rebbi Yossi ha'Gelili draw between a Marcheshes and a Machavas?

(c)How does Rebbi Chananyah ben Gamliel, based on the Pasuk in Tzav ...

1. ... "ve'Chol ha'Na'aseh be'Marcheshes" define a Minchas Marcheshes?

2. ... "al ha'Machavas" define a Minchas Machavas?

(d)How does he learn this distinction from the words in the Pasuk?

(e)What is an alternative version to 'Ma'asehah Roschin'?

18)

(a)The Mishnah forbids someone who has undertaken to bring a Minchah in ...

1. ... a Machavas to bring it - in a Marcheshes.

2. ... a Marcheshes - in a Machavas.

(b)According to Rebbi Yossi ha'Gelili, a Marcheshes - has a lid, whereas a Machavas does not (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(c)Rebbi Chananyah ben Gamliel, based on the Pasuk in Tzav ...

1. ... "ve'Chol ha'Na'aseh be'Marcheshes ... " define a Minchas Marcheshes as - a Minchah prepared in a deep pan that wobbles (Ma'asehah Roschshin) because it contains a lot of oil).

2. ... "al ha'Machavas" defines a Minchas Machavas as - a Minchah prepared in a shallow pan, which is thick.

(d)He learns this distinction from - the prefix "*be*'Marcheshes" by the former (implying that the vessel has an inside) and "*al* ha'Machavas" by the latter (implying that it does not).

(e)An alternative version to ' Ma'asehah Roschshin' is -'Ma'asehah Rakin' (which means 'soft' [more liquidy]).

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19)

(a)The Tana Kama forbids someone who has undertaken to bring a Minchas Ma'afeh Tanur to bring loaves that has been baked in a Kupach. What is a Kupach?

(b)He also forbids bringing one that has been baked on Ra'afim or in 'Arab pots'. What are ...

1. ... 'Ra'afim'?

2. ... Arab pots?

(c)With which of these does Rebbi Yehudah disagree?

19)

(a)The Tana Kama forbids someone who has undertaken to bring a Minchas Ma'afeh Tanur to bring loaves that has been baked in a Kupach - a cubic oven that has space for only one pot on top and which one sometimes heats up to bake a dough inside it (whereas a Tanur is shaped like a rhombus).

(b)He also forbids bringing one that has been baked on ...

1. ... 'Ra'afim' - earthenware tiles that have been heated in a furnace, or ...

2. ... in 'Arab pots' - cemented holes in the ground which one heats up until they becomes red-hot, and in which one then bakes dough.

(c)Rebbi Yehudah disagrees - with loaves baked in a Kupach, which he declares valid as a Minchas Ma'afeh Tanur (See Meleches Shlomoh).

20)

(a)How many loaves does is someone who brings a Minchas Ma'afeh Tanur obligated to bring?

(b)What choice does he have?

(c)What does the Tana Kama not permit him to do?

(d)On what grounds does Rebbi Shimon permit it?

(e)Like whom is the Halachah?

20)

(a)Someone who brings a Minchas Ma'afeh Tanur - must bring ten loaves ...

(b)... either in the form of Chalos or of wafers.

(c)The Tana Kama does not permit him - to bring half Chalos and half wafers.

(d)Rebbi Shimon permits it - since the Torah refers to both of them as 'Ma'afeh Tanur' (See Tos. Yom Tov).

(e)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.

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