Hello to all and I hope you are already having a wonderful summer!
As promised, I am providing a summer Mishnah learning opportunity. You can follow the link to the document connected below and find a few mishnayot from Masechet Brachot, chapter 6, that speaks about saying brachot before you eat and some of the rules associated with them. I chose these mishnayot, as they are practical and you can apply what you learned immediately. The other reason for sharing this is to give students an opportunity to understand how the language of a rabbinic text works. Although I have provided necessary vocabulary words, as well as transliteration for those that need, this is often not enough to fully understand the messages being given. You often need to make deductions and draw on your previous knowledge to make sense of it all. This is another reason that I chose this section of Mishnah – because you already have that background knowledge, needed to fill in the blanks. These Mishnayot will help to train your brain on how to learn Mishnah.
I will be available by email all summer, and I’m happy to answer questions, if you reach out.
We will discuss these on week one of school in September. If you are one of the dedicated students that learns this and can do a demonstration on our first week back, you will be given a 10% bonus on your first quiz of the year.
For the students that have graduated or moved away, please note that I am happy to be your teacher FOREVER! Reach out any time you’d like new Mishnah to learn and I will send you documents like these that can give you more purpose and meaning in life. I will ALWAYS be available to communicate and answer questions.
Have a great summer, and never stop learning. It’s good for your mind and good for your soul.
MDK – out!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ljv46KNhk2xVmaJw9potP_pry7f6N8vcqKCco3U0Mj4/edit?usp=sharing