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Final Exam - May 1975, Judaic Studies 75.2 - Master Answer Sheet (1975)

Professor Norman Lamm Brooklyn College May 21, 1975 Judaic Studies 41 K Final I. Answer all questions in your exam booklet (Minkin) 15 points. 1. Which city became the symbol of the Hasidic movement during the life of the Besht? a) Brody b) Shnipishok c) Lizhensk d) Mezeritch e) Mezhibozh 2. The highest form of Kavvanah is: a) complete abandonment of self b) knowing the meaning of the words c) love of God 3. R. Dov Baer is also known as: a) Rabbi of Lemberg b) “Preacher of Mezeritch” c) the Kohen of Polonnoye 4. A contributing factor to the success of R. Dov Baer was that: a) Kahal was dissolved at that time b) the Gaon had died c) R. Gershon of Kutov went to Palestine 5. Give the name of a volume of utterances of R. Dov Baer collected by R. Solomon of Lutzk: a) Likkutei Amarim b) Ketonet Passim c) Noam Elimelekh 6. Who was considered Hasidism’s literary master? a) R. Dov Baer b) R. Jacob Joseph c) R. Gershon of Kutov d) R. Nachman of Kossow 7. R. Jacob Joseph was a: a) philosopher and theologian b) innovator and teacher c) polemicist and Talmudist 8. R. Gershon of Kutov was: a) the son of R. Adam Baal Shem b) one of the Sages of the Kloyz of Brody c) a student of the author of Shaagat Aryeh 9. R. Shneur Zalman was the author of: a) Shulhan Arukh b) Arukh Hashulhan c) neither of the above 10. Residents of Vilna were shocked when the Gaon died because: a) R. Shneur Zalman died the day after b) R. Hayyim of Volozhin refused to succeed him c) Zealous Hasidim celebrated his death 11. Rabbi Avigdor of Pinsk was: a) the first Sephardi follower of Hasidim b) a saintly recluse c) an informer 12. Who was in charge of the distribution of charity funds to Palestine? a) Abraham of Kalisk b) Besht c) Avigdor 13. The fact that more has been written about R. Nahman of Brazlav than about all other Hasidic leaders proves: a) that he impressed himself upon the modern mind as the most original b) his eminence as a theologian c) that he restated the Besht’s principles in philosophical…
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Final Exam - January 1975, Judaic Studies 75.2 - Master Answer Sheet (1975)

Judaic studies 75.2, final, June 11, 1975 – Answer all questions in your exam booklet. Write clearly. I. Answer all questions in order. Write each number and, next to it, the letter that indicates the correct answer (30 points). 1. An effort at reconciling hasidim and mitnagdim was made by: a) the Besht b) R. Yaakov Yosef c) R. Pinchas of Shklov. 2. R. Pinchas of Shklov, in his visit to the Gaon, was accompanied by: a) R. Dov Baer of Mezeritch b) R. Avraham of Kalisk c) R. Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk. 3. The following was known as “the hasid”: a) the Besht b) the Gaon c) the Maggid. 4. Boisterousness, such as dancing during services, was practiced by the followers of: a) R. Avraham of Kalisk b) R. Pinchas of Shklov c) R. Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk. 5. The first ban or excommunication against the hasidim was issued in: a) 1772 b) 1777 c) 1787. 6. The first ban or excommunication against the hasidim was signed by: a) Saadia Gaon b) the Vilna Gaon c) neither of the above. 7. R. Pinchas of Shklov was accused of: a) treason. 8. Hasidism’s triumph was complete when: a) the movement was given full autonomy b) Avigdor was arrested c) Pope Paul I died. 9. What brought about the controversy against R. Shneur Zalman? a) questionable handling of charity funds b) ambitions of zaddikim who settled in Palestine c) expulsion of the Jews as a result of Russian decrees. 10. R. Shneur Zalman, like the Gaon: a) was knowledgeable in sciences, especially math b) discouraged foreign languages c) wrote a commentary on the Zohar. 11. R. Nahman of Bratzlav was born: a) in the days that marked the darkest despair of the covenant b) the day the Gaon died c) the day of Baal Shem Tov’s death. 12. Who led the opposition to R. Nahman? a) Rabbi Aryeh Leib, the Rav of Shpola b) Jacob Frank c) Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev. 13. Due to the sharp attacks against him, R. Nahman: a) continued to teach his doctrine ever more strongly b) left for Turkey c) apologized to his opponents. 14. To R. Nahman, th…
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Midterms - Answer-Sheet, Judaic Studies 41.K (1974)

I. Outside readings. Answer all questions by underlining the correct answer. 25 points. 1. Which country rejected Hasidism in the 18th century? a) Germany b) Ukraine c) Poland 2. The Besht gained popularity first with a) the Kabbalists b) the Talmudic scholars c) the lower masses d) the learned men of Haskalah 3. The Besht was accused of ignorance because: a) he prayed slowly b) no doctrine was set for adherence c) most of his followers were illiterate folk. Which city became the symbol of the Hasidic movementduring the life of the besht; a) Brodyc) Shnipishok c) Lizhensk d) ilezeritchMezhibozhe significant difference between kayyanah andkayyanot i s tha ta) one is singular and the other pluralb) the former is for the ordinary Hasid, the latter for the Zaddik■cl the former is preached by Hasidism, the latter by the Ra bba la h6' accordin8 to the Besht, should be approached through happiness of heartb) mortification of the fleshc) pennanee7־ What w®s the most important point in the Besht’s teaching of prayer;a) time and place of prayerb) postureinner meaning of words8• jywy£r!ah in Hasidism may be described as;a) awareness of God’s presence intensity of feelingcy intention to fulfill a commandmentWhat is the meaning of devokut?a) spiritual harmony of the Sefirotb) jubilation in prayer cleaving unto Ged־2-10° highest form of kayyanah 18 ג complete abandonment of self07 knowing the meaning of the wordsc) love of God11״ The Besht discourageda) established conventions of prayerb) learning of Talmud in public0 fasting other than the required fastsrhe Hasidim adopted the prayer-nusach ofa) Ashkenazb) Sefarad0 Ha-AriX. Dov Baer is also known as•'a) Rabbi of Lemberg"Preacher of Mezeritch"the Kohen of PolonnoyeA contributing factor to the success of R. Dov Baer w3 s tha t גi<aha! ^s dissolved at that timed; the Gaon had diedc) k. Gershon of Kutov went to PalestineWho led the battle against K. Dov Baer? Ga©n of Vilnab) R. Jacob Josephc) R. Isaac ElchananUnlike the founder…
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