Grade 7 Rabbinics – Mishnah Brachot

dkogut / / Grade 7 - Moreh David

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

 

 

Baruch She’amar and Yishtabach

dkogut / / Grade 6 - Moreh David, Grade 7 - Moreh David, Grade 8 - Moreh David

These two tunes are a part of the daily tefillah each morning for Middle School. We are slowly teaching the Middle School students these new tunes for these two tefillot and it would be helpful for them to listen to them at home to get to know them better. The words and recordings are attached.

 

Baruch She’amar and Yishtabach words

Baruch She’amar

Yishtabach

Grades 6-8: Rabbi Bulka Kindness Project Student Challenge

mwasherstein / / Grade 6 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 7 - Mr. Washerstein, Grade 8 - Mr. Washerstein

A father and his son were attempting to create mini Lego figurines of themselves. The father, Shai Davidai, decided to create his mini figurine with a yellow ribbon, a Star of David, and the words “Bring Them Home”. The manager of the Lego establishment informed him that Lego wouldn’t print the figurine because the company sees the hostages as a political issue (which violates their printing policy). To support the hostages and teach Lego a lesson, this father decided to start a campaign using Lego. As Shai stated, “Lego is about bringing families together. Let’s bring all the families together. Let’s #BringThemHomeLego”. 

The Challenge: 

  • Families are invited to use their Lego at home to showcase the message “Bring Them Home” or create a yellow ribbon to show their support for the hostages and their families.
  • Parents can post these images using the hashtag #BringThemHomeLego.
    • If you choose to participate, please share a photo with your child’s teacher as well
  • Let’s see which class has the most participation in this fantastic initiative.