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Mishnayos Middos Workbook

By Bracha Vorst
Based on Tavnis Habayis with permission of the author Rabbi Eliezer
Mordechai Ben‐Shem

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School

Description:
Beautifully formatted workbook on Mishnayos Middos. The workbook features
the text of the Mishnyos, stunning illustrations depicting the parts of the Bais
Hamikdash and English review questions. An especially nice aspect of the
workbook is the inclusion of items with which students are familiar to help them
appreciate the sizes of the items discussed in the Mishnayos. Available as a non-
editable PDF only.

Goals/Objectives:
Students will visualize the Bais Hamikdash with the help of these sheets. They
will answer questions about its layout and structure.

Instructions:
1. Read through the Mishnayos together.
2. Have the students answer the review questions.
3. OR, if students have the necessary skills, have them complete this
workbook entirely on their own.
4. Go over review questions together.
‫‪1 ‬‬
‫מדות‬

‫‪ ‬‬
‫‪2 ‬‬
‫מדות‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫משנה‪ :‬א‬
‫‪5                        ‬‬
‫מדות‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪ :‬א‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 6                        
‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ א‬:‫ פרק‬ 

Review QuesƟons:

1. What time of day was the ‫ בית המקדש‬guarded?_______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 

2. Why did the ‫ בית המקדש‬need to be guarded?_________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How old do you need to be to guard?__________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Give the reasons of the names: ‫בית המוקד‬, ‫בית אבטינס‬, and ‫?בית הניצוץ‬
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Who (‫ כהנים‬and ‫ )לויים‬guarded what in the ‫ בית המוקד‬and ‫?בית הניצוץ‬

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ב‬:‫משנה‬
7                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ א‬:‫ פרק‬ 

1. What where the ‫ ?ממונים‬How many ‫ ממונים‬were there in the ‫בית‬

‫____________________________________________________________________________?המקדש‬
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is ‫ רבי אליעזר בן יעקב‬Coming to teach us?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫‪8                        ‬‬
‫משנה‪ :‬ג‬
‫מדות‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪ :‬א‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫‪9                        ‬‬
‫משנה‪ :‬ג‬
‫מדות‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪ :‬א‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫ ג‬:‫משנה‬
10                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1. What is the reason for the name ‫_______________________________________?שערי חולדה‬

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why were there 2 ‫________________________________________________________?שערי חולדה‬
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why was there the most space between the ‫ עזרה‬and ‫___________?שערי חולדה‬
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the reason for the name ‫ ?שער קיפונוס‬What ‫ הלכה‬is it connected to?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the reason for the name ‫__________________________________________?שער טדי‬
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
6. What was it used for?______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What is the reason for the name ‫ ?שער שושן‬Where did that idea come from?
Why was ‫ שער שושן‬specifically on the east side?____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. What special mitzvah had to be done through ‫ ?שער שושן‬Why?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫‪11                        ‬‬
‫משנה‪ :‬ד‬
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪:‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ and ‬שער נקנור‬
‫‪other sharim= 20 ‬‬
‫‪= 31.6   ‬אמות‬

‫‪  ‬אמות‪  around 20 ‬‬
‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫ ד‬:‫משנה‬
12                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

WRITE THE NAME OF EACH SHAAR ON

ITS ARROW

1.What was the reason for the name ‫?שער הדלק‬

__________________________________________________________________
2.What was ‫ שער הבכורות‬officially used for and what
was it actually used for?_________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3.What was the reason for the name ‫?שער המים‬
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
4.What was on top of ‫ ?שער המים‬What was it used for?
____________________________________________________________  
______________________________________________________________________
5.Who was ‫ שער נקנור‬named after? Why?_____________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6.What was different about ‫ שער נקנור‬and other
‫____________________________________________________?שערים‬
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
7.What was the reason for the name ‫לשכת פנחס‬
‫_________________________________________________?המלביש‬
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
8.What was kept in the ‫___________ ?לשכת פנחס המלביש‬ ________________ 

 
 ‫ ה‬:‫משנה‬
13                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What other name did the ‫ שער הניצוץ‬have? Why?__________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.What was done in the room on top of the ‫?שער הניצוץ‬
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
3.What else was the ‫ בית המוקד‬called? Why?___________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ו‬:‫משנה‬
14                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What was kept in the ‫ ?לשכת הטלאים‬What other name did this ‫ לשכה‬have?__________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.What day of the week was the ‫ לשכת עושי לחם הפנים‬used? By who? For what?___________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.What was done in the ‫לשכת החותמות‬, and what was kept in there?_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.What was in the Last ‫_____________________________________________________________________________________________?לשכה‬
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ז‬:‫משנה‬
15                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.Why was there a need for a ‫ פשפש קטן‬in the door entering the ‫?עזרה‬
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Who went into the ‫ עזרה‬through the ‫ ?פשפש‬Why?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ח‬:‫משנה‬
16                        
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How many ‫ משמרות‬of ‫ כהנים‬were there in the ‫בית‬

‫__________________________________________?המקדש‬
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
2.How was each ‫ משמר‬divided, and what was the
order of guarding?________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

3.When  did a ‫ כהן‬in his week’s ‫ משמר‬get to sleep in

the ‫_____________________________?בית המוקד‬
____________________________________________________________________
4.Who slept on ‫רובדין‬, and who slept on the floor?
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

 
 17                        
‫ ט‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫א‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What type of ‫ כהן‬slept on the ‫____________________________________________________________?טבלא‬

______________________________________________________________
2.What was under the ‫_________________________________________________________________________?טבלא‬
_______________________________________________
  ________________
3.Why did the ‫ כהן‬need to lock the door, and not the ‫?לוי‬
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.How could it be that the ‫ לוי‬who was the ‫ שומר‬of the ‫ בית המוקד‬was sleeping?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.Where did the ‫ כהן‬go after ‫ טבילה‬if he became ‫?טמא‬
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
18                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

Football field 360 Ōx180Ō

It would take almost 10 football
fields to the size of ‫הר הבית‬

1.For who was it ‫אסור‬

to go onto the ‫הר‬
‫?הבית‬
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_________________ _____________________________________________________________

2.What was ‫ אסור‬to bring onto the ‫( ?הר הבית‬At least 3 things.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

3.What was it ‫ אסור‬to do on the ‫?הר הבית‬

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

4.What was special about the foundation that the ‫ הר הבית‬was

built on? Why?____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ב‬:‫משנה‬
19                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

Draw a line to where this 
sign would fit best 

1.Where else (besides when you were entering and leaving the ‫ )הר הבית‬was the din of
going around towards the right? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Who was not allowed to go around the right? (two types of people.)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.According to ‫ ר‘ מאיר‬what would the people of the ‫ הר הבית‬tell these people?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.What does ‫ ר‘ יוסי‬not like about ‫ ר‘ מאיר‬opinion? What does ‫ ר‘ יוסי‬hold?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 20                        
‫ ג‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What did ‫ מלכי יון‬do to the ‫ ?סורג‬What ‫ תקנה‬came

about from there?_______________________
 
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2.How high and long was each step of the ‫בית‬
‫______________________________________________?המקדש‬
__________________________________________________________________
3.How were the steps of the ‫ אולם‬different than all
the other steps?_________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4.What were the differences between the entrance to
the ‫ אולם‬and all the other entrances? (2
differences.)
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
5.How was ‫ שער טדי‬built differently than the other
‫__________________________________________________?שערים‬
__________________________________________________________________
6.What was different about ‫ ?שער נקנור‬Why? (2
reasons.)___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫משנה‪ :‬ג‬
‫‪21                        ‬‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪:‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪  ‬אמות‪31  =  around 20 ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫ ד‬:‫משנה‬
22                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How high were all the walls except for the Eastern wall?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Why was the Eastern wall shorter than all the other walls?
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
3.On which mountain did the ‫ כהן גדול‬do the mitzvah of ‫?פרה אדומה‬
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
4.What had to be done in order for the ‫ כהן גדול‬to do the  mitzvah of
‫__________________________________________________________________?פרה אדומה‬
_ _______________________________________________________________________________________

 
 23                        
‫ ה‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬
 
1.Whats the reason for the name ‫__________?עזרת נשים‬
____________________________________________________________________
2.Which 3 ‫ מצוות‬were done in the ‫?עזרת נשים‬
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3.What will the 4 ‫ לשכות‬of the ‫ עזרת נשים‬be
used for in ‫_______________________________________?בית שלישי‬
______________________________________________________________________
4.Why weren’t the 4 ‫ לשכות‬roofed?________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5.Name the 4 ‫לשכות‬, and what was done in each one.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 
‫עזרת‬
‫=נשים‬135 
‫אמות‬. 
= 213.3   
Wing span of 
a Boeing 
747= 211   
2   less then 
135 ‫אמות‬. 
6.Which ‫ כהנים‬worked in the ‫________?לשכת העצים‬
______________________________________________________________________
7.When were the ‫ כצוצרות‬put up? Taken down?_________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
8.Why were there ‫ דוקא‬15 steps from the ‫?עזרת נשים‬
Who would stand on them?___________________
_________________________________________________________________
9.What other ‫ לשכה‬was there in the ‫ ?עזרת נשים‬What
was it used for? How many people would sit there?
_________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 ‫משנה‪ :‬ה‬
‫‪24                        ‬‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪:‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
 ‫ ו‬:‫משנה‬
25                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What was kept in the 2 ‫ לשכות‬which went under the ‫עזרת‬

‫________________________________________________?ישראל‬
2.What was done in the ‫________________________?עזרת ישראל‬
_______________________________________________________________________
3.When could ‫ ישראל‬enter the ‫?עזרת כהנים‬
_____________________________________________________________
4.What showed everyone where the ‫ עזרת ישראל‬ended?
_________________________________________________________________
5.What does ‫ רבי אליעזר בן יעקב‬say also showed where
the ‫ עזרת ישראל‬ended?____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

 
 26                        
‫ ו‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ב‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

6.What was the ‫ ?דוכן‬Who stood on the ‫ ?דוכן‬Why?  

______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
7.If you walked around the ‫ עזרה‬from the outside you would
end up bowing __ times. Why? (2 opinions)
____________________________________________________________________
 
_________________________________________________________________________
8.What is the Reason for the name ‫?שער העליון‬
______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

9.What was brought through ‫?שער המים‬

_____________________________________________________________________
10.What is the reason for the name ‫ ?שער יכני‘ה‬What other
name did this ‫ שער‬have?
_____________________________________________________________________
11.What is the reason for the name ‫?שער הנשים‬
_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
12.What other name does ‫ שער השיר‬have?
_____________________________________________________________________
13.How many names did ‫ שער נקנור‬have? (write 3.)
______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
14.What special Mitzvos were performed at ‫( ?שער נקנור‬List
3.)___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
15.How many ‫ שערים‬had no name?
______________________________________________________________________
 
 ‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
27                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How many levels was the ‫מזבח‬

mainly made out of? List  
them in size order.___________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2.Where did the ‫ כהנים‬walk on
the top of the ‫____________?מזבח‬
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
3.What is a ‫ ?מערכה‬How many were there? What was each one for?
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
4.What 5 miracles happened with the ‫_______________________?מערכה גדולה‬
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
28                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

5.Name 2 differences between the ‫ מערכה‬of ‫ בית ראשון‬and

‫בית שני‬.________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
6.According to ‫ ר‘ יוסי‬what did the ‫ בני הגולה‬add? Why?___________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
7.Who were the ‫_________________________________________________?בני הגולה‬
8.What was the ‫ ?חוט הסיקרא‬What was it for?____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
9.Why did the ‫ יסוד‬only extend into 2 directions?________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ב‬:‫משנה‬
29                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.Why did the ‫ שני נקבים‬need to be made before the ‫ מזבח‬was

 
built?_________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.What was poured into the ‫____________________________________?שני נקבים‬
3.Where did the holes flow to?_______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4.Where did what was poured end up?_____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5.What was the substance poured used for in its final landing place?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

 
 30                        
‫ ג‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.Where did the ‫ נסכים‬flow to?___________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2.How often was the area accessed by the ‫ טבלא‬cleaned?
______________________________________________________________________
3.Who cleaned this area? What was cleaned out?__________
______________________________________________________________________
4.Why did there need to be a ‫ כבש‬for the ‫ מזבח‬and not
stairs?____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5.How much space was there between the ‫ כבש‬and the
‫__________________________________________________?מזבח‬
6.How many ramps were there?______________________________
______________________________________________________________________
7.What was the ‫ ?רבובה‬What was put in there? Until
when?_________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ד‬:‫משנה‬
31                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.Why did the stones of the ‫ מזבח‬need to come from ‫___________________________________________________?בקעת בית כרם‬
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.What was the process for getting the stones?_______________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.What was the difference in ‫ הלכה‬between the stones which made the ‫ מזבח‬and the Stones which made the
rest of the ‫______________________________________________________________________________________________________________?בית המקדש‬
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.What is the difference between when they were ‫ מלבן‬the ‫ מזבח‬every ‫ ערב שבת‬and every ‫ סוכות‬and ‫?פסח‬
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5.Why did they not need to plaster the ‫ מזבח‬of ‫______________________________________________________________________?הורדוס‬
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.Why couldn’t metal tools be used to put the ‫ סיד‬on the ‫_____________________________________________________________?מזבח‬
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ה‬:‫משנה‬
32                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.Why were there 24 ‫_________________________________________________?טבעות‬

_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.Whose ‫ טבעת‬didn’t work? Why? What did they do?___________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3.Why did the ‫ טבעות‬need to be specifically in this location?_________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4.Who decided to put ‫ ?טבעות‬What were the ‫ טבעות‬in the place
of?________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
5.Why did there need to be 3 ‫ ?אונקליות של ברזל‬Isn't 1 enough?_
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
 
 ‫ ו‬:‫משנה‬
33                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What 2 things did ‫ בן קטין‬add to the ‫____________________________?כיור‬

_______________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2.How many ‫ כיורים‬were there in ‫___________________________?בית ראשון‬
________________________________________________________________________________________

3.What would the ‫ כהנים‬do on the Steps ‫?בין האולם למזבח‬When?

_____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

4.According to who was there more space between the ‫ מזבח‬and the
beginning of the Stairs?________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
 

 
 34                        
‫ ז‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What was the 2 reasons for the ‫______________?מלתראות‬

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2.In what way was the ‫ קדושה‬of the ‫ אולם‬more strict
then the area between the ‫ מזבח‬and ‫_?אולם‬
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3.What did ‫ הילני המלכה‬add to the ‫ ?אולם‬When?
___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

 
 35                        
‫ ח‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ג‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What were the ‫ כלונסות‬for?

________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Who would climb the 2 gold ‫ ?שרשראות‬Why would they climb it?_________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.What would be done with any gold that was not needed in the ‫________________?בית המקדש‬
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.If needed where did the ‫ בית המקדש‬get gold?_____________________________________________________

 
 ‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
36                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How high were the doors of the ‫_________________________?היכל‬

_________________________________________________________________________
2.What was the special ‫ טבלא‬in the ‫ היכל‬used for?________
_________________________________________________________________________
3What was special about the windows of the ‫______?היכל‬
_________________________________________________________________________
4.Where were the outer doors placed?__________________________
5.How were the outer doors opened? And why? ______________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
6.How were the inner doors opened? And why?_____________
_________________________________________________________________________
7.What were the only walls in the ‫ היכל‬not plated gold?
Why not?_____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
8.According to ‫ ר' יהודה‬where were the doors placed?______
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
9.How did all the doors fit when opened?______________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ב‬:‫משנה‬
37                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What are the ‫_______________________________________________________?פשפשין‬

_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.What was the use of the ‫__________________________________?פשפש הצפוני‬
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3.What was the use of the ‫ ?פשפש הדרומי‬Why?___________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4.According to the ‫ תנא קמא‬how were the doors to the ‫ היכל‬opened?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5.According to ‫ ר' יהודה‬how were the doors to the ‫ היכל‬opened?_______
________________________________________________________________________________________
6.What outside the ‫ היכל‬could only be done while the ‫ היכל‬was open?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
7.How far could the sound of the door opening be heard?_______________
________________________________________________________________________________________

 
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‫ ג‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How many ‫ תאים‬were there?_________

_______________________________________________
2.How were the ‫ תאים‬set?______________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
3.How many openings did each ‫תא‬
have?________________________________________
_______________________________________________
 

4.What was kept in the ‫_________?תאים‬

_______________________________________________

 
 ‫ ד‬:‫משנה‬
39                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What is the ‫______________________?רובד‬

______________________________________________
2How wide was each section? ________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

 
 40                        
‫ ה‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What was the purpose of the ‫?מסיבה‬

__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2.Why was there a need to climb to the
roof?____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3.What was the ‫_______________________?עליה‬
__________________________________________________  

4.How would they climb up to the ‫?עליה‬

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5.What was there to separate between
the ‫קודש‬and the ‫_________?קודש הקדשים‬
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
6.What are the ‫ ?לולין‬And what was it
used for?_______________________________________
___________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ו‬:‫משנה‬
41                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How tall was the ‫_____________?היכל‬

______________________________
2.What is the ‫_________________________?מעזיבה‬
_____________________________________________________
3.What is the ‫_____________________________?כיור‬
_____________________________________________________
4.What was the purpose of the ‫?כלה עורב‬
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
5.What is ‫ ר' יהודה‬opinion?__________________
_____________________________________________________  

_____________________________________________________

 
 ‫ ז‬:‫משנה‬
42                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ד‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What is the meaning of the word ‫___________?טרקסין‬

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2.By how many ‫ אמות‬was the ‫ אולם‬wider than the
heichal?
_________________________________________________________________
3.What were the rooms called? And why?____________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4What was the building shaped like? And how?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

 
 43                        
‫ א‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ה‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What was the ‫_______________?אכסדרה‬

________________________________
________________________________
2 .What were the ‫_______________________?שופרות‬
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________  

3. Why are the measurements of this ‫משנה‬

repeated? ‫_____________________________?למאי נ"מ‬
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

 
 44                        
‫ ב‬:‫משנה‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ה‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.How big were the ‫_____________________________________________?שולחנות‬

__________________________________________________________________________________
2.Why doesn’t it say in the ‫________________________________________?משנה‬
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________

 
 ‫ ג‬:‫משנה‬
45                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ה‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What 2 other ‫ לשכות‬are not mentioned in this ‫?משנה‬

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2.What was done in them?________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3Name the ‫לשכות‬._________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4.What was the reason for the name ‫(?לשכת הפרוה‬2 reasons.)
________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5.What was done in the ‫____________________________?לשכת הפרוה‬
___________________________________________________________________________
6.What was on its roof? When was it used? _____________________
___________________________________________________________________________
7.How many times?___________________________________________________
8.How did you get up there_?________________________________________
9What was done in ‫_______________________________?לשכת המדיחין‬
 
 ‫ ד‬:‫משנה‬
46                        
‫מדות‬ ‫ה‬ :‫ פרק‬ 

1.What were the other names for ‫ ?לשכת העץ‬Why did

it change?_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
2.What’s the reason for the name ‫___________?לשכת העץ‬
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3What was it used for?_______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4.What was in the ‫ ?לשכת הגולה‬What was it used for?
____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
5.What was in the ‫ ?לשכת הגזית‬What was its main job?____________
_________________________________________________________________________________

 
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‫משנה‪ :‬ד‬
‫מדות‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪  ‬פרק‪:‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬

‫‪ ‬‬
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‫מדות‬

‫יהי רצון מלפניך ה‘ אלקינו שיבנה בית‬

!‫המקדש במהרה בימינו‬
 

CREDITS:

Special thanks to Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Ben‐shem For giving permission to reproduce 
parts of his book.