Hakdama, Flashcards
S1-What is the story of the widowed woman?
A woman is widowed three times on her wedding night. Finally, her poor cousin comes to marry her. The angel of death comes but they ask it to go ask one more time in Shamayim. In the end he gets to lie because at the wedding he helped a poor person.
S2-What did Eliyahu request from the women?
a little bread and water
S2-Why was the woman reluctant to give Eliyahu water?
she only has just enough for her and her son
S2-What did Eliyahu promise the woman?
If she gave him food, her flour and oil would never run out
S2-What happened to the womens son?
he died
S2-Who is the son who died rumored to be?
Eliyahu
S2-What did Eliyahu do the child?
Revived him
H-Providing people with nourishment is equal to what? What is the proof of this?
techiat hamaitim when it wouldn’t necessarily happen. We see this from the story of yonah being revived
H-How must you do the miztvah of tzidakah?
happily
H-Why is it so important to give tzidakah happily according to Shulchan Aruch?
If you don’t do it happily you lose your zichut
H-Why is it so important to give tzidakah happily according to Vilna Gone?
If you give tzidakah and make the reciever feel poorly, your mizvah is worth nothing. If its happily you make them feel good it’s worth 100% credit even if you don’t give very much.
H-Why is it so important to give tzidakah happily according to kli Yakar?
You get the zechut for doing it with a lev tov. All the credit comes from how you do it. It makes the poor and rich equal.
H-Whats the connection between revival and tzidaka?
When you give up your money you’re giving the poor the will to live therefore you’re deserving of tchiut hameitim.
S3-what is the story of the elderly couple?
An elderly couple with no kids always helped people who came near them(they lived near the water) during the Spanish Inquisition. Once Talmidei Chachamim came and davened for them and they had a child.
S4-why did they go down to the Yarden?
To cut down teees for a new beit midrash
