Author: dkogut

As stated in a previous post, on the homework board and in class, there will be a Rabbinics quiz on Wednesday. I have included a link to all necessary material below. Students are responsible for Mishnah Brachot 1:1-1:4 and not the 5th Mishnah on that page which we did not yet cover. There is also a math element to this quiz, which is also outlined toward the bottom of the document. I have also included a study page and vocabulary words at the bottom, which student should know for the quiz. The lists of vocab words after each Mishnah, is not necessarily part of the quiz, only the key words at the bottom. We will have a study period on Monday and I will be available to answer questions. Good luck to all and study hard!

 

Moreh David

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Img6D6NfdyFVpAL7ZQEqQsFCYMzwnjh6W4vZbiOYW8M/edit?usp=sharing

Here is a link to the material that we’ve been working on in class. This link contains the text of the Mishnah in both Hebrew and transliterated English, as well as the vocabulary words that will help to understand the mishnayot. Students have printed versions of each Mishnah as well, where they were instructed to keep notes that help them fully understand.

There will be a quiz on this material – the first chapter of Mishnayot Brachot (Brachot 1:1-5), as well as the math that helps to understand the “Zmanim” (prayer times) for a Jewish day. the quiz will be on December 4th.

Explanation of math:

12 hours in a Jewish day (Sunrise to sunset)

1. We take the daylight hours and convert to minutes, then divide by 12, to find the length of an hour on any particular day. (Ex: sunrise 7am, sunset 6pm = 11 hour of sun = 660 minutes of sun. 660/12 = 55 minutes in a Jewish hour)
2. Decide what time we want to find, such as time for Kriyat Shema is 3 hours into the daylight, or chatzot is halfway point of the day (6 hours into sunlight).
3. Zma’an Kriyat Shema will be done at 9:45 am (3 jewish hours into the sunlight of the day) nd Chazot will be at 12:30 (6 Jewish hours into the day).
4. We are also understanding that Shabbat comes in 18 minutes before sunset.

 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Img6D6NfdyFVpAL7ZQEqQsFCYMzwnjh6W4vZbiOYW8M/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

In Grade 6, we are beginning our first project of the year, which will be due on November 7th. Each student will choose one Tannah (Rabbi of the mishnaic period) to do an in-class project. The guidelines are written on the linked document, as well as a list of Rabbis to choose from. Each rabbi has a link to more information.

Tanna’im project –

Below is the link to see which week each student is responsible for doing a D’var Torah on the weekly Torah portion.
Students are responsible for giving a short summary of the content of the Parsha, as well as elaborating on something we can learn from the Parsha. I have included helpful links below that will provide you with all of this information for each Parsha.

Sign up sheet/D’var Torah schedule

Here are two online resources for preparing the D’var Torah.

https://www.chabad.org/ – The right side of the page has a link to the current week’s parsha. If you are preparing in advance, use the search bar and enter the name of your parsha to find info on that parsha.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/torah-portions/ – The top of this page has the current week’s Torah portion and if you scroll down, you can find links to any Torah portion.

This is the Mishnah we will be learning in class until Succot. This will be part of an assessment after Succot. You can make a copy of the document and write your own notes on your sheet, but you do not have to share it with me. The translation of the texts can all be found on Sefaria, which is linked on the Google doc. The document contains transliteration, which any student can use, but every student will be responsible for being able to translate the mishnayot.

Succot Mishnah document

 

Hello Grade 6 students and families. I will be posting materials, links and resources on this blog for the remainder of the year. Please be sure to check in to see what’s happening in class and to get links to assignments and updates.

I have attached the slides that I had previously prepared for the back to school night last month. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime with questions or concerns. d.kogut@theojcs.ca.

Thank you and Shanah Tova!

 

Moreh David Kogut

 

Grade 6 Rabbinics Back to School night 2024