Questions and Answers in English on Halacha and Parsha

1. How is it possible that a poor person is obligated to fulfill a certain mitzvah, while a rich person is exempt?
2. How is it possible that if you interrupt between a brachah and eating food, it is not considered a hefsek, but if you make the same interruption between a brachah and a drink, it is considered a hefsek?
3. List at least three berachos that can only be said in the presence of a minyan.
4. What berachah can only be said together with someone else?
5. How is it possible that a certain item of food may not be eaten on Shabbos in Eretz Yisroel, but may be eaten in Chutz La’aretz?
6. Who takes a haircut every day?
7. Who takes a haircut once a week? Once a month?
8. Who takes a haircut once a year? Never?
9. When did the Rebbe distribute five dollar bills?
10. When did the Rebbetzin visit Camp Gan Yisroel?

Parsha

1. It is known that there are 620 letters in the Aseres Hadibros, which is the numerical value of the word “כתר — crown,” and corresponds to the 613 min hatorah mitzvos, and the 7 mitzvos derabonon. (1:) Is this the count of the version of Aseres Hadibros in parshas Yisro, or in parshas Va’eschanan? (2:) How many more letters does one have over the other?
2. Why was there thunder and lightning during the Mattan Torah? If to instill fear of Hashem, it would have seemed enough that Hashem showed his glory!
3. Which halacha with regard to a giyores is hinted at in the fact that Matan Torah occured in the 3rd month from Nissan (the first of the months) — Sivan? (בעל הטורים פרשתנו יט, א)