אות א
א. Translate the דיבור המתחיל of this מאמר? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ב. Summarize the general תוכן of the 2nd half of אות א'? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
אות ב
ג. Which evolution process is described in the מאמר as needing 1000's of steps/stages? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ד. What results from the fact that there is השתלשלות עילה ועלול? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ה. How does this stem from the concept of השתלשלות? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ו. In שכל there is עילה ועלול in two different ways, explain them both? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
אות ג
ז. What lead the philosophers to think that the מושגים מוחשיים are not שייך למעלה? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ח. What is the connection? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ט. Explain the side of the argument expressed in the פסוק – על השמים כבודו? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
י. What else results from the misconception that the creation was is through השתלשלות עו"ע? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יא. Explain how one leads to the other? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יב. This in turn leads to what belief? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יג. Which belief is expressed through the words המחדש בטובו בכל יום תמיד מעשה בראשית? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יד. ישועת ה' כהרף עין – explain what it means and why is it obligatory (מחויב)? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
טו. The התהוות ___________ was יש מאין or עילה ועלול? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
טז. What is the meaning of כח הפועל בנפעל? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יז. אני הוי' לא שניתי – what is this פסוק coming to tell us? (not the translation) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יח. Explain the two opposites in בריאה יש מאין? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
יט. Where is the beginning of השתלשלות? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כ. Why do we say that “במקום גדולתו......”? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
אות ד
כא. Explain the Possuk המגביהי לשבת.....? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כב. Write the רבי'ס לא מבעיא? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כג. Contrast a דומם with a צומח? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כד. Who revealed the truth of השגחה פרטית? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כה. Summarize the example given to illustrate the extent of השגחה פרטית? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כו. How does this אות conclude? (summarize from the words והיינו שגם...) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
אות ה
כז. Ask the obvious question on Davening mentioned in the beginning of this אות? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כח. Define בטחון (trust) in ה'? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
כט. What will strengthen ones בטחון? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ל. The result of this will be? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
לא. What is quoted from the עקרים? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
לב. Who is privileged to witness הפ"ר more than others, and how? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
לג. Since the creation is totally not בערך________ therefore? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
אות ו
