Rabbi Weiden's Halacha Exam:
"Shabbos - What's Cooking?"

1. Sara has inadvertently transgressed on the melacha of washing her clothes.
2. Sara has transgressed on the melacha of cooking her clothes.
3. Sara has transgressed on the melacha of cooking the water in her clothes.
4. Sara has done nothing wrong, as she didn't mean to wash her clothes or cook anything.
5. Sara would only have transgressed if she took off her wet jacket and hung it close to the fire.
6. d or e.

1. Sara was correct.
2. Sara was a little confused about the temperature of yad soledes bo in such a case. It should have been less than 45C (113F).
3. Sara was completely incorrect.
4. If the tempearture was less than 45C (113F) Sara could even put the tea bag in a kli rishon not on the fire.
5. b or d.

1. Sara erred, but it's still permitted to drink the tea.
2. Sara erred and it is forbidden to drink the tea until after Shabbos.
3. Sara was correct as the tea was fully cooked before Shabbos.
4. If Sara would have put the water in the tea cup first and then the tea essence, she would have been able to drink the tea.
5. b or d.

1. She was sorry because it ruined her garden salad.
2. She was sorry because the garden salad is considered to have been cooked and now is forbidden to eat.
3. The garden salad can be eaten raw, so it is not considered able to be cooked.
4. She was sorry because according to some opinions there could be a problem of cooking, but the food may be eaten.
5. There is not a problem of cooking if the cholent was served with a ladle, making the plate a kli shlishi.

1. Jill was right to be so upset, besides from transgressing of Shabbos, the cholent is now forbidden to eat.
2. Jill was right to be so upset because of the transgressing of Shabbos, but the cholent can be eaten.
3. It is no wonder that Jill is a nervous wreck, not everyone has to keep her stringencies.
4. Would have been all right if Sara had stirred the pot not over the fire.
5. b or d.

1. You can tell that Rochel was paying attention in Halacha class.
2. You can tell that Rochel was not paying attention in Halacha class otherwise she would have known she could have moved the pot back over the fire.
3. Rochel should ahve known that it's forbidden to take the lid off food if she is not sure it's fully cooked.
4. Rochel most probably transgressed a Torah law by putting the lid back on.
5. Rochel really blew it, as now the cholent is forbidden to eat.

1. Rochel was right as Jane had transgressed a Torah law.
2. Rochel was right as Jane had transgressed a Rabbinical law.
3. Jane should not have done it, but most Poskim say it's not a problem.
4. Rochel was showing her crazy side as Jane did nothing wrong.
5. Jane did not understand how much trouble Rochel went to in baking those cookies.

1. Rochel was right on the ball.
2. Rochel was lucky she remembered to take it off before it baked, and she sinned to have put it there in the first place.
3. Rochel could have even left ith there to bake since it was already fully cooked.
4. Rochel could have even put it there with the liquid as it's been cooked before.
5. It's forbidden to thake the chicken away from the liquid.

1. She should take the food immediately off the fire and pray that her husband won't divorce her.
2. If all the food is fully cooked she can take it off the fire, put down a blech and then return the food to the blech.
3. If the food is edible but not fully cooked she can take it off the fire, put down a blech, and then return the food to the blech.
4. If some of the food is edible but not fully cooked she can take it off the fire, put down a blech, and then return the fully cooked food to the blech, and the edible food on top of the pot.
5. If the food is not fully cooked, but still edible she can leave it on the fire until it's cooked and then put it on the blech.
6. b or e.

1. Rochel should not have put it back as she didn't intend to put it back when she took it, and didn't have it continually in her hand; but Jane can still have soup.
2. Rochel did wrong and Jane cannot have soup.
3. If Rochel would have known beforehand that Jane would want soup, it would have been all right to return it.
4. a or c.
5. b or c.

1. If there were witnesses and a warning, Leah could be stoned to death as since the cholent was in a place that was not hot enough to keep it at yad soledes bo, it's as if it was not on the blech.
2. Leah was wrong and should be rebuked since it's as if she took the cholent from the counter and put it on the blech.
3. Leah did the right thing as putting it on the warm part of the blech is as if she still had it in her hand.
4. Even though Leah was not right, but since she did it for the visitors it is permitted.
5. Even though Leah was not right, the visitors can still eat the food, just Leah cannot.
6. d or e.

1. There's nothing that can be done because the food is now as if it's on the counter.
2. You can take all the food and put it on top of pots that are on the next door neighbor's blech.
3. The water and the kugel can be put on the next door's blech even though the blech is much hotter, but the cholent is a lost case.
4. The potato kugel can be put on next door's blech, but not the water or the cholent.
5. b or c.
6. b or d.

1. There are some Poskim who would permit what Leah did, but others say she should have rather poured straight from the pot of water into the cholent.
2. What Leah did was forbidden and the cholent if forbidden to eat.
3. What Leah did was forbidden, but the cholent if permitted to eat.

1. Jill was correct and Leah was wrong.
2. Jill was wrong. Never trust a Rebbetzin.
3. Jill was wrong but the Rebbetzin was OK.
4. JIll was correct but the Rebbetzin was wrong.

1. Jill is forbidden to drink the coffee and should find a new Halacha teacher.
2. Jill is permitted to drink the coffee as she didn't ask Christina to make it.
3. Jill is permitted to drink the coffee and could have even hinted for Christina to make it for her.
4. Jill is permitted even to ask Christina to make her coffee as long as she makes a cup for herself.

1. It's good to see Rivka is so meticulous in Halacha.
2. Rivka should shower only with cold water.
3. Rivka can only do this if she washes up to half her body.
4. Rikva can only do this if she washes up to half her body and may use only cold water.
5. Rivka can only wash her hands and face with cold water and buy a deodorant that she can use on Shabbos.

1. Rivka must only put the towel on before Shabbos and cannot return it on Shabbos after it was moved.
2. Rivka must only put the towel on before Shabbos and can return it on Shabbos after it was moved.
3. Rivka can put the towel on before Shabbos and must be careful that there is an opening where the towel does not completely surround the pot.
4. According to some Poskim, Rivka can put the towel on the pot on Shabbos as long as there is an opening.
5. c or d.

1. Rivka deserved praise for her dedication to make the Shabbos meal something special.
2. Rivka should have put the Challah on top of a pot on the radiator.
3. According to some opinions she should have not used aluminum foil at all unless it was just to stop the Challah from drying out but not to keep it warm.
4. According to some opinions you can use silver foil, but only one piece that becomes like a kli.
5. b, c, or d.
6. c or d.

1. Rivka deserves a noble prize.
2. Rivka should know it is forbidden to wash dishes indiscriminately on Shabbos, but only what she needs.
3. The soaking will cause a separating of food from psoles, and therefore is forbidden because of borer.
4. There's a problem of cooking the food left on dirty dishes.
5. You can only use water on the blech for human consumption.

1. Rivka should be commended for doing a good job since in her crock-pot the cholent could possibly be cooked for Friday night.
2. It's absolutely forbidden to put a not fully cooked cholent in a crock- pot unless you put down aluminum foil which will lift up the pot and insulate it as well.
3. There is no way you can use a crock-pot if the cholent is not fully cooked.
4. If you put down the aluminum foil you can even add water to it from the blech.
5. b or d.
6. a or d.