Jewish Studies 9-2
Welcome to JS 9-2!
This year we will learn about:
Unit I. Four Approaches to Judaism
a. Pre-Modern Judaism (Traditional Judaism) and Orthodox
b. Reform
c. Conservative
d. Reconstructionist
Unit II. exagl mc` oia zeevn: rxd oeyl: "The ethics of speech"--a case study
a. A Time to Speak...
b. Telling rxd oeyl
c. Hearing rxd oeyl
d. mixac z`pe`: Verbal Abuse
Unit III. mewnl mc` oia zeevn: zexyk--a case study
a. Introduction: the Ethics of Kashrut
b. Species of Animals
c. miig irla xrv
d. dhigy
e. Preparation of Kosher Meat
f. alga xya: Mixing Meat and Milk
Unit IV. dwcv--"Caring for those in need"
Course policies and grading rubric
Worksheets require Adobe Acrobat Reader, 
First Quarter Assignments:
8 Sept, Read and sign "course policies and grading rubric", due: 9 Sept
Write a short essay, no longer than one page, how you identify yourself Jewishly, i.e. Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Secular, Agnostic, Atheist, etc and explain why you identify that way. Due: Monday,
Define and explain the term "theology". Due:
Write a short essay,approximately one page in length, entitled: "My Theology"Theology comes from a Greek word which means "study of God." Theology is simply humanity's attempt to understand God. Please write how you understand God. You may want to discuss this over the holiday to see how other family members view God. Due:
Read the article on 7 mitzvot b'nai Noah, page 29, due:
Read, highlight/underline pages 53, 54 and 55 for tomorrow's discussion, due:
Read and summarize "Babylonian Talmud", pages 39-42, due:
Type into any search engine the term "Jew". In the first 20 sites, how many are anti-semitic?
Due: Fri, 12 Oct
Write "10 Questions you Always Wanted to Ask an Orthodox Rabbi", due:
Define the 4 themes of the 13 Ikarim and sort the 13 principles amongst the four themes
Quiz
Read and summarize "Reform Judaism" pages 63-64 & Read and summarize the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform, pages 65-66, due:
Guest speaker for Orthodox Judaism
Read, outline or summarize "The Trefa Banquet" and the End of a Dream, pages 67-68 in sourcebook & fill in worksheet comparing the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform to the 1937 Columbus Platform, due:
Quiz
Define and explain the following terms: orthodox, conservative, reform and reconstructionist, due:
Graph for comparing Orthodoxy, 1885 Pittsburgh Platform, and 1937 Columbus Platform, due:
Write "10 Questions you Always Wanted to Ask a Reform Rabbi", due:
Chart for comparing 1885 Pittsburgh Platform to 1999 Pittsburgh Platform
Read and write a summary for "Why I am a Reform Jew" page 87, due:
Read and write a summary of "Can We Speak of Reform Halakhah?", pages 72-3, due:
Guest speaker on Reform Judaism
Read highlight/underline/summarize the "she'elah" in "Orthodox Minyan in a Reform Synagogue", page 80, due:
Read highlight/underline/summarize the "teshuva" in "Orthodox Minyan in a Reform Synagogue", page 80-end of article, due:
Questions for the 3 Torah passages , page 5 in Sourcebook, due:
If you have difficulty reading the texts in Hebrew, please read them in English and complete the assignment. The complete Rashi, in English, is available online, please click on the link below listed under Resources.
Read and summarize "Halakha: The Jewish Way", pages 11-13 in Sourcebook. Due:
Read and complete worksheet for: Chapter 3 "The Reasons for the Commandments", pages 13-16 in Sourcebook, due:
Read and summarize "Rabbinic Law-Making" by Immanuel Jacobovits, pages 17-18 in Sourcebook, due:
Review time chart, due:
Read the 3 texts, with Rashi, on page 26 of the Sourcebook (please consult an English translation if the Hebrew is too difficult). Find the concept terms in these passages and write a short definition and explanation for each of these concept terms. We will discuss these passages in class on
How many positive mitzvot are there and how many negative mitzvot are there?, due:
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Quizzes and Tests
Take home test, due:
Review Day
Jewish Studies Final
Resources:
For general information on Judaism: My Jewish Learning
Talmud Info
Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind Person: An In-Depth Analysis by Hershey H. Friedman, PhD, Professor of Business, Brooklyn College
The complete Tanakh with Rashi on the Internet
Once you chose the chapter of the Torah, click on that chapter. Then, in the upper right hand corner of the page it says Show Rashi's Commentary.
The Reform Platforms are available online!
Please feel free to email me srazin@jbha.org if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
Second Quarter Assignments:
Read and complete worksheet for: Chapter 3 "The Reasons for the Commandments", pages 92-95 in Sourcebook, due:
Read, highlight or summarize "The Ideology of Modern Orthodoxy", due:
Continue our discussion of "The Ideology of Modern Orthodoxy"
Test and read article "Shabbat Questions" and complete worksheet, due:
Take home test on Reform and Orthodox Judaism, due:
Read and summarize "On Changes in Judaism" Zecharias Frankel, pages 104-107, due:
complete worksheet for "On Changes in Judaism" , due:
Read "The Sacred Cluster" and complete worksheet
Arrange your notes, worksheets, assignments for Orthodox and Reform Judaism for take-home test
Take home test, due:
Read and complete worksheet for "Halakhah-Evolving and Binding" by Rabbi Jerome Epstein, due:
Write "10 Questions I Always Wanted to Ask a Conservative Rabbi", due:
Guest speaker on Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism Ponders Future, page 126, due:
Behind the Headlines, page 128-130, due:
Teshuva on Videotaping, page 257
Teshuva on Photography and Taperecording, page 261, due:
Minyan via Internet, read from the beginning from the Sh'ayla to The Real Problem-Restated, due:
15 Jan, Complete reading and highlighting the teshuva Minyan via Internet, due: 16-17 Jan
Review chart for Final
Final grading rubric
Review Day: Monday, 26 January
Jewish Studies Final:
Read and complete assignment: "Hate Sites' Hosts in U. S.", due:
Third Quarter Assignments:
Write a one page biography (in your own words and do not forget to cite the source) for:
1. Mordechai Kaplan and 2. Judith Kaplan, due:
Read and highlight/underline pages 134-137, due:
Read David Teutsch's article "Attitudes, Beliefs and Values Shaping Jewish Practice", pages 138-143. Find one definition on each page which blends Jewish and American values and be able to explain why, due:
Read and highlight "Questions About God" pages 147-152, due:
Read and highlight "Questions About Torah" pages 152-154, due:
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Reconstructionist Rabbi, due:
Read and highlight "Questions About Israel " from handout, due:
Guest speaker on Reconstructionist Judaism
Read and summarize "The Past Has a Vote, Not a Veto" pages 87-91 in sourcebook, due:
Make a chart/graph of Reconstructionist Judaism and the major themes we have covered as we did on earlier charts for the other movements, due:
Take home paper for Reconstructionist Judais, due:
Read and highlight or summarize "The Past Has a Vote Not a Veto" and define "transvaluation" and "revaluation" as understood by Kaplan, due:
Define and explain the following words: Gossip, Slander, Libel, Defamation, and Talebearing, due:
Read, highlight or summarize the Rashi on pages 283-284 in the sourcebook, due:
Take home assignment for Lashon Harah, due:
Read, highlight, and understand the "Al Hayt" on pages 303-05, due:
Arachin 15b, read "Introduction to the Elements of Lashon Hara" and complete the worksheet, due:
Read the passage from Arachin, both the Talmud text and the notes, and complete the first 3 questions on the second worksheet, due:
Continue reading the passage from Arachin, both the Talmud text and the notes, and complete the worksheet, due:
Read "Slander Slays Three", page 296. List who the three slain individuals are and why are they considered "slain"?, due:
Look up Leviticus 25:17 and explain how it is applicable to lashon hara, due:
Review the first 3 halahot from the Rambam and read all of the commentary for these 3 halahot
Read and be prepared to discuss the two sources on page 117 of the Sourcebook, due:
Fourth Quarter Assignments:
Read and type a one paragraph summary of "The Internet's anonymity can lead to
cruelty online", pages 308-310, due:
Read packet "The Prohibition of Communicating Lashon Hara" and complete questionnaire, due:
Read packet (no title) sections 9 to end, and complete questionnaire, due:
Quiz on concept terms
Write a short essay or in bulletin points the major ideas you learned from our Lashon Hara unit, due:
Read and complete worksheet Ketubot 5a & 5b, due:
Quiz on Lashon haRa,
Read and summarize“The Dietary Laws” then look up the Biblical verses mentioned in the article and make a list of the words that are important to the study of kashrut, due:
Define and explain the term "kosher" and research its etimology, due:
Read Vyikra 11, pages 328-9 in sourcebook, highlight key kosher concept terms, due:
Read and summarize "Evolving to Eat Mush", pages 322-324 in sourcebook, due:
Read, outline or highlight page 126, Lev. 19, due:
Read, outline, or highlight all of Lev. 19, due:
Continue examination of Leviticus 19 & quiz corrections
Read and outline or summarize the handout on kashrut by Rabbi Isaac Klein, due:
Write about which Jewish holiday we will celebrate next Sunday evening/Monday, due:
Read Rambam chapter 48 from The Guide for the Perplexed, handout in class, and complete worksheet, due:
We will continue our discussion of the Rambam as well as read a selection from Rabbi Samuel Dresner's writings about kashrut in class.
Read, highlight or summarize the article by Rabbi Dresner, due:
Read "Jews and Hunting", pages 139-140, and complete worksheet, due:
Who were Esau and Nimrod?, short bio, due:
Read pages 143, 147, & 148
Read pages 148a-152 and complete worksheet, due:
10 minute Quiz on Concept terms and written summary of "Kashrut in Reform Judaism" pages 153-155
10 minute Quiz on Concept terms and written summary of "The Guide of the Perplexed " pages 158-159
Read and summarize "The Kashrut of Cheeses" pages 167-173, due:
Read and highlight the "The Kashrut of Cheeses" pages 173-179, due:
Read, highlight or summarize pages 16-21 of "The Jewish Dietary Laws", due:
What is one thing you can do every day that will make part of that day holy?, due:
Type a one-two paragraph essay on "What Tzedaka Means to Me", due:
*Test make-up is held during break and lunch in room 3. Do not bring anything to test make-up except a writing utensil, unless you are informed otherwise..
Resources:
For general information on Judaism: My Jewish Learning
Talmud Info
Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind Person: An In-Depth Analysis by Hershey H. Friedman, PhD, Professor of Business, Brooklyn College
The complete Tanakh with Rashi on the Internet
Once you chose the chapter of the Torah, click on that chapter. Then, in the upper right hand corner of the page it says Show Rashi's Commentary.
The Reform Platforms are available online!
Please feel free to email me srazin@jbha.org if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
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