Quiz – Siman 211

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In what circumstance could a mourner not miss a day of wearing teffilin?

A) If the deceased died on Yom Tov

B) If the deceased died at night

C) If the deceased was buried before sundown on the day he died

D) None of the above

Which of the following clean items may a mourner use to honor Shabbos?

A) A shirt

B) An undershirt

C) Bedding

D) A tablecloth

What is the custom regarding a mourner's use of clothing which was freshly washed in water (without soap) during the 8th-30th days of mourning?

A) Not to wear them

B) To throw them on the floor, then wear them

C) To wear them if someone else wore them briefly

D) To wear them

During the first week of mourning, a mourner's undershirt reeked of sweat. What may he do?

A) Nothing - such are the ways of mourning

B) He may wear a clean undershirt

C) He may have someone wash his undershirt in water, then wear it

D) He may wear a clean undershirt which was briefly worn by someone else

If a mourner, during the later days of mourning, requires new clothing, for approximately how many long must someone else wear the fresh clothing before the mourner may?

A) A few hours

B) A few days

C) A week

D) A minute

Yaakov had a unusual medical condition which caused his hair to grow very rapidly. After a mere two weeks of mourning for his deceased father, his hair was extremely long. When may he cut his hair?

A) When his friends scold him

B) After 30 days

C) After his friends scold him after 30 days

D) Immediately

What are the requirements for a mourner's seat-change in shul?

A) It should be 4 amos away from his old seat

B) It should be closer to the bimah

C) It should be farther from the aron

D) It should be closer to the aron

May a healthy, regular mourner sit on a regular pillow on the floor during his first day of mourning?

Yes

It depends

Machlokes

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