Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Abraham & Sarah Dilemmas II - Due Thursday 5/21
1) You are recovering from illness and there are 3 needy wanderers near your home. Do you put aside your needs to help them? Why? What is the mitzvah that you would be fulfillign if you do?
2) You believe that a judge has handed down an unfair sentence to an accused criminal. Do you let it go or do you protest? Why? What argument do you make to convince him to change his mind?
3) You have been ordered to expel members of your family from your home. How do you react? What do you snd them out with?
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Read Genesis ch. 18-22
To what stories about Abraham and Sarah are these scenarios parallel? Write/summarize them as Part II of your assignment.
2) You believe that a judge has handed down an unfair sentence to an accused criminal. Do you let it go or do you protest? Why? What argument do you make to convince him to change his mind?
3) You have been ordered to expel members of your family from your home. How do you react? What do you snd them out with?
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Read Genesis ch. 18-22
To what stories about Abraham and Sarah are these scenarios parallel? Write/summarize them as Part II of your assignment.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Moral Dilemmas Facing Avraham & Sarah - due Thursday 5/7
1) You are "ordered" to leave your home and head out to another (foreign) land.
a) Do you obey? What do you do?
b) What are the possessions that you pack up and take with you, knowing that you have
"limited baggage?" (This question is not about "survival supplies;" it is about knowing that you are leaving this place forever and never coming back...so, what would you take with you?)
2) You are traveling through a foreign country and fear that your spouse will be killed so that your spouse will be kidnapped and taken as a "mate" for the local leader.
What do you do in order to protect yourself and prevent what you anticipate is likely to happen to you?
3) You and your spouse are unable to have children. You fear that if you do not take action, your family line will end with you.
a) What options, if any, do you have to have children (imagine that no technology exists to
help you)?
b) What choice do you make for your family?
a) Do you obey? What do you do?
b) What are the possessions that you pack up and take with you, knowing that you have
"limited baggage?" (This question is not about "survival supplies;" it is about knowing that you are leaving this place forever and never coming back...so, what would you take with you?)
2) You are traveling through a foreign country and fear that your spouse will be killed so that your spouse will be kidnapped and taken as a "mate" for the local leader.
What do you do in order to protect yourself and prevent what you anticipate is likely to happen to you?
3) You and your spouse are unable to have children. You fear that if you do not take action, your family line will end with you.
a) What options, if any, do you have to have children (imagine that no technology exists to
help you)?
b) What choice do you make for your family?
Friday, April 24, 2009
Yom HaZikaron Assignment - due Monday 4/28
This assignment is for the students in 7B.
1) Write a few sentences describing what Yom HaZikaron is.
2) Why does it fall the day immediately before Yom HaAtzma'ut? What is the connection between the two days? Why does this organization fo the calendar make sense?
3) Please make a list of all the State of Israel's wars and the number of casualties Israel suffered in each war.
1) Write a few sentences describing what Yom HaZikaron is.
2) Why does it fall the day immediately before Yom HaAtzma'ut? What is the connection between the two days? Why does this organization fo the calendar make sense?
3) Please make a list of all the State of Israel's wars and the number of casualties Israel suffered in each war.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Chumash Study: Being Created in God's Image
As a follow up to today's class, I am posting the questions here on the blog. At eh bottom of the post, I have placed the URL for mechon-mamre, Breishit, chapter 1. Just clock on the 2 at the top of the page for chapter 2.
Read Breishit 1:24-28 and 2:7-9; 15-24
Questions:
1) What does being created "in the image of God (v.27)" mean to you?
2) Read the commentaries for v. 27. How do they add to your understanding of what being created in God's image means? How?
3) Does Creation make man and woman equal? (read and compare 1:28 and the Adam-Eve creation story carefully for this question).
4) Should the fact that we are all created in God's image affect how we treat oen another? How so?
5) Besides human relationships, what other responsibilities are given to human beings in these texts?
http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0101.htm
Read Breishit 1:24-28 and 2:7-9; 15-24
Questions:
1) What does being created "in the image of God (v.27)" mean to you?
2) Read the commentaries for v. 27. How do they add to your understanding of what being created in God's image means? How?
3) Does Creation make man and woman equal? (read and compare 1:28 and the Adam-Eve creation story carefully for this question).
4) Should the fact that we are all created in God's image affect how we treat oen another? How so?
5) Besides human relationships, what other responsibilities are given to human beings in these texts?
http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0101.htm
Monday, March 23, 2009
Rambam Homework from March 23rd
7A - Reading halakhot 11-14, complete Rambam's ladder of tz'dakah handout for Thursday.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Rambam-Tz'dakah, Laws 5 & 6 questions
This was the assignment from Monday and Tuesday this week.
Read Halakhot/Paragrpahs 5 & 6 and answer the following 4 questions
Halakhah 5 questions:
1) If you are walking along the street and a poor person asks you for some spare change, but you don’t have any or don’t feel comfortable pulling your wallet out in front of him, what should you do? Is this also an example of giving? How so?
2) How does Rambam describe the condition of a poor person in this halakhah?
3) We talked about the idea of “being sensitive” in our study of halakhah 4 last week. Does Rambam’s teaching here help to clarify the sensitivity that he is trying to teach us?
Halakhah 6 Question:
1) Why do you think Rambam believes the reward for the “fundraiser” or “collector” should be and is greater than the reward for the giver? What does the fundraiser or collector do to deserve this honor?
Read Halakhot/Paragrpahs 5 & 6 and answer the following 4 questions
Halakhah 5 questions:
1) If you are walking along the street and a poor person asks you for some spare change, but you don’t have any or don’t feel comfortable pulling your wallet out in front of him, what should you do? Is this also an example of giving? How so?
2) How does Rambam describe the condition of a poor person in this halakhah?
3) We talked about the idea of “being sensitive” in our study of halakhah 4 last week. Does Rambam’s teaching here help to clarify the sensitivity that he is trying to teach us?
Halakhah 6 Question:
1) Why do you think Rambam believes the reward for the “fundraiser” or “collector” should be and is greater than the reward for the giver? What does the fundraiser or collector do to deserve this honor?
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