Author: amarcovitz

This week we started to work on our independent responsa projects. Each student chose a topic which they feel is important to them. Some focused on health, body issues, social justice, ethics and the military. The goal of this long-term project is for the students to be able to understand how law which was given to Moses on Mt. Sinai by God can be relevant in the 21^st Century. The students started the process of extrapolating verses from the Torah and how it connects to their topic.

Grade 7

1. You should have chosen your 20-30 mitzvot
2. Why did you choose these mitzvot over the other mitzvot?
3. Categorize your mitzvot by Shabbat/Kashrut/Kindness, etc (possible no category)
4. Put in order most important to least important Mitzvah. 1 being the most important.
5. Find in the Torah, which Parsha, Perek and Pasuk each mitzvah is derived from.

Example: Mitzvah – Observe the Shabbat: Parshat Yitro: Perek 20 Pasuk 8

זכור את יום השבת  פרשת יתרו פרק כ פסוק ח

You can find the answers either using Sefaria.org or Google search the Mitzvot

 

Due: The end of class today. Please emails all of your group’s responses in one email to me. Make sure you list the members of your group.  I suggest splitting up the responsibilities.

Grade 8:  Due by the end of class today (after you meet with Dr. Marcovitz)

1. Summarize your case study
2. State your question/s
3. State the Torah Law
4. Summarize your Talmud comments
5. Summarize your contemporary comments
6. Summarize articles
7. Which modern day Rabbi from Ottawa will you be in touch with to get his/her perspective

This week our  Parsha Players decided to create a Kahoot Video game to teach grade 6 about the Parshat Hashavua. It was wonderful to witness every student engaged and competing against one another over the topic of Torah

Shabbat Shalom

Enjoy the next Musical Rap about Sarah Imeinu through the verses provided by D.J. Toe- Rah

Today during  Tfilah, we demonstrated another style of how to learn the Parshat Hashavua. The students learned Parshat Chayei Sarah using the internet as the resource to answer the following questions:

Are you up for the challenge?

1.The Torah tells us that Rivkah offered to give water, not only to Eliezer, but also to his camels. What does this teach us about Rivkah? How does it make her a suitable match for Yitchak?

2.Rivkah chose to give water to Eliezer and his camels as a random act of kindness. • What random acts of kindness have you done this past week? • What kindness have you received from somebody else?

3.How many times is the camel mentioned in this week’s Parsha?

4.But what is it about camels that makes them so well suited for desert life? (List 6 things)

5.How many words are there for camel in Arabic (please give one example)

6. What do you call: • A camel with one hump? • A camel with two humps? • A camel with three humps?

7.The average amount of water a camel drinks in one sitting (in liters please)

8. How many liters did Rivakah have to provide for all the camels?

9.Bonus: How many times did Rivka have to fetch water?

10. How many jugs did Rivkah have to fill for all the camels?

This week the students worked on a Judaic assessment. The goal of the assessment is for me to individualize each student’s learning.

This week the students worked on a Judaic assessment. The goal of the assessment is for me to individualize each student’s learning.

This week the students worked on a Judaic assessment. The goal of the assessment is for me to individualize each student’s learning.

Enjoy the musical rap by one of our students. One of the great lessons we can learn in this week’s Parsha is how we should behave while performing a Mitzvah. Aberaham prepares a feast for his visitors. The commentary  explains, Aberaham performed the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim with alacrity and levity, Bsever Panim Yafot.