Riddles of the Week Tetzavah Zachor and Purim

(For answers see above)

1. Five actions in the Mishkan are described in Parshas Tetzaveh as being done “tamid” [constantly]. How many of them can you identify?
2. Which object mentioned in Parshas Tetzaveh was an essential component of the Kohen Gadol’s vestments, yet there is no commandment to make it, nor is its construction recorded in the Torah?
3. Which stone of the choshen is the name of one of Achashveirosh’s advisors?
4. If one meets an Amaleki and he is unable to kill him, however, he is able to hurt him and cause him lots of harm, is there a mitzvah to do so, or does one only fulfill the mitzvah of mechiyas Amalek if one actually kills the Amaleki?
5. How many Amalekim must one kill to fulfill the mitzvah of mechiyas Amalek?
6. You probably think that you know the story of the Megillah very well. Let’s see how many of the 41 names mentioned in the Megillah you know? (If you are able to do this without looking inside, please let me know and I will give you a special prize.)
7. What was the Persian’s favorite number? List five times the number is mentioned in the Megillah?
8. Where in the Megillah does it say the same word three times in a row?
9. If one made ha’eitz on a fruit and he had another fruit in front of him, however, he never intended for the berachah to go on it as he thought it was ho’adoma. However, he subsequently realizes that the fruit was actually ha’eitz, may he now eat the fruit based on the original berachah? Cite proof from Megillas Esther.
10. Why do we find that the Yom Tov of Purim is split and celebrated over two days, with some places celebrating on the 14th and some on the 15th, something we don’t find by any other Yom Tov?