We talked about a lot of issues in class today:
Why the repetition of the mission to Paro?
What new reason was given for taking BI out of Egypt?
What is the reason for geneology break?
and more
take any issue and comment on it.
Monday, February 28, 2011
class today
I thought class today was very interesting and I like how we reviewed our homework very thoroughly. We got a lot done today.
Rabbi Lubetski, here is my timeline!
Rabbi, on soin you have my timeline entered as missing. So here is the link:
timetoast.com/timelines/105605
timetoast.com/timelines/105605
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Vayakel answers
1. How many days of work are there? (if you think this is obvious then ask God why He emphasized it in the Torah?)
A: 6 Days.
2. Which melacha is singled out?
A: Kindling a fire.
3. List three contributions to the mishkan.
A: Shulchan, Menorah, Kiyoor
4. וכל חכם לב בכם יבאו ויעשו... – seems strange. Why?
A: ?????
5. Who were the two people tasked with building the mishkan?
A: Betzalel and Ahaliav
6. Moshe announced to the people not to bring any more donations. Why?
A: B/c they had enough work for all the work. Meaning they had an extraordinarily amount of people helping out which enabled them to get the work done quickly and efficiently.
7. What area of the mishkan is built first and what area of the mishkan is built later? (vessels inside or the structure holding it) Why?
A: At first, portions of the vessels were collected. The structure of the Mishkan was built first. It doesn’t make sense to say that the vessels of the mishkan were built first even before the mishkan itself was built.
A: 6 Days.
2. Which melacha is singled out?
A: Kindling a fire.
3. List three contributions to the mishkan.
A: Shulchan, Menorah, Kiyoor
4. וכל חכם לב בכם יבאו ויעשו... – seems strange. Why?
A: ?????
5. Who were the two people tasked with building the mishkan?
A: Betzalel and Ahaliav
6. Moshe announced to the people not to bring any more donations. Why?
A: B/c they had enough work for all the work. Meaning they had an extraordinarily amount of people helping out which enabled them to get the work done quickly and efficiently.
7. What area of the mishkan is built first and what area of the mishkan is built later? (vessels inside or the structure holding it) Why?
A: At first, portions of the vessels were collected. The structure of the Mishkan was built first. It doesn’t make sense to say that the vessels of the mishkan were built first even before the mishkan itself was built.
Vayakhel Review
Vayakhel – Quiz Review – 2/25
I recommend that you don’t ONLY rely on the answers to these questions. Reading the parasha is important. Just remember – you’ve been warned.
1. How many days of work are there? (if you think this is obvious then ask God why He emphasized it in the Torah?)
2. Which melacha is singled out?
3. List three contributions to the mishkan.
4. וכל חכם לב בכם יבאו ויעשו... – seems strange. Why?
5. Who were the two people tasked with building the mishkan?
6. Moshe announced to the people not to bring any more donations. Why?
7. What area of the mishkan is built first and what area of the mishkan is built later? (vessels inside or the structure holding it) Why?
8. This is the mishkan and the courtyard: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/10.htm
9. This is the mishkan itself: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/3.htm
10. Other pictures can be found here: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/mishkan.htm
11.
I recommend that you don’t ONLY rely on the answers to these questions. Reading the parasha is important. Just remember – you’ve been warned.
1. How many days of work are there? (if you think this is obvious then ask God why He emphasized it in the Torah?)
2. Which melacha is singled out?
3. List three contributions to the mishkan.
4. וכל חכם לב בכם יבאו ויעשו... – seems strange. Why?
5. Who were the two people tasked with building the mishkan?
6. Moshe announced to the people not to bring any more donations. Why?
7. What area of the mishkan is built first and what area of the mishkan is built later? (vessels inside or the structure holding it) Why?
8. This is the mishkan and the courtyard: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/10.htm
9. This is the mishkan itself: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/3.htm
10. Other pictures can be found here: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/mishkan.htm
11.
Nightly Question - 2/24/11
List three things that are needed (most important) in a short speech of 5 minutes in order to get across your point to an audience.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Today's Class
Today's class was very interesting. We went over, straight from the smart board, the pasukim when Moshe talks to Pharaoh and therefore Pharaoh makes all of the Jews work a lot harder and the Jews get very mad at Moshe. I feel that today in class I learned a lot that I didn't know before and I feel that it was a good class overall.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Grades
I updated SOIN with grades. All projects / quizzes that I don't have been graded as a 0. Please make sure you correct me so that I have an updated grade for you.
btw - resume project will need to be redone. will review in class.
Any quizzes that you haven't taken you can take after school tomorrow (Monday).
btw - resume project will need to be redone. will review in class.
Any quizzes that you haven't taken you can take after school tomorrow (Monday).
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ki Sisa filled out study guide. Thought this might help. Answered all but 2.
1. What was the purpose of giving half a shekel? (there is more than one)
A: To give Hashem atonement for his soul so there will not be a plague among them while being counted. Also, it shall be a remembrance before Hashem for the Children of Israel, to atone for our souls.
2. What was the purpose of the כיור?
A: For washing, it’s between the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron and his sons will wash from here.
3. What was done with the anointing oil?
A: Moshe anointed the Tent of Meeting and the Ark of the Testimonial tablets; the table and its utensils, the menorah and its utensils, and the Incense Altar, The elevation offering and utensils, and the laver and its base. This should all be the holy of the holies and whatever touches them becomes holy.
4. What is the punishment for making this anointing oil for a secular purpose?
A: Karais( Cut off from nation)
5. What has a similar law?
A: intentionally violating a Mitzvah from G-D
6. Who were the builders of the mishkan?
A: Ahaliav the son of Achisamach, Betzalel, and every wise-hearted person.
7. How did they know what to do?
A: Hashem gave Betzalel a godly spirit.
8. What were they required to build or make?
A: the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimonial tablets and its cover, and all the utensils of the tent, the table, menorah, Incense altar, elevation offering, and the laver and its base and the vestements and the incense and oil.
9. What is the purpose of Shabbat?
A: It’s a sign between us and g-d to show that he’s the one who is holy and that he made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested.
10. What is the punishment for desecrating shabbat intentionally?
A: Karais
11. What is the אות that is involved in Shabbat?
12. Is the חטא העגל considered עבודה זרה? Prove!
13. Who designed and built the golden calf? After it was built, what did the people say about it?
A: Aaron, they said this is your g-d, O Israel which brought you up from the land of Egypt.
14. What was it made from?
A: Rings of gold.
15. How did Moshe find out about the עגל?
A: g-d tells him
16. What would God like to do to the Israelites?
A: annihilate them.
17. What were Moshe’s arguments to deter God from carrying out his plan?
A: Why would you want to do this to the people that you took out of Egypt already? He also asks g-d, do you want other nations to think you took them out with evil intent and to kill them in the mountains and erase them from the face of the earth? Moshe also reminds g-d of the promise he made to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov which was to multiply their offspring.
18. What did Moshe do with the עגל?
A: Burned it, ground it to a powder, and sprinkled it in water.
19. Describe the whole חטא העגל story.
A: The Israellites say to Aaron, make us a g-d that will go before us, So Aaron said, who has gold? They all removed the golden jewelry and threw it into the fire. It turned into a Golden Calf.
20. Why did God say he couldn’t stay in the midst of the Israelites?
A: B/c they have become corrupt and because they have strayed quickly from the way Hashem commanded them.
21. When it came time to declare who was on the side of Hashem, Moshe called out for them to come over to him. Who came and what were they told to do?
A: The Levites and they were told to put their swords on their thighs and pass back and forth from gate to gate in the camp and let every man kill his brother. 3000 fell that day.
22. After the חטא העגל, the Israelites were upset with God’s punishment. Why?
A: B/c he originally said he won’t punish them and then he gives them plagues.
23. How did Hashem speak with Moshe?
A: Face to Face, in a cloud.
24. Moshe pleads with God for several things in this parasha. What are they?
A: 1. To not punish the Israelites for the sin.2. To help him get out of Egypt.
25. What should the Israelites do when they arrive in the promised land?
A: break apart their altars, smash pillars, and cut down their sacred trees.
26. Why should they do this?
A: B/c g-d doesn’t want them to prostrate themselves to an alien god.
27. What needs to happen 3 times a year?
A: All males should appear before g-d, and G-d will expand their boundaries and no man will covet their land.
28. What was the purpose of the face covering for Moshe?
A: In order to protect the radiance on his face.
A: To give Hashem atonement for his soul so there will not be a plague among them while being counted. Also, it shall be a remembrance before Hashem for the Children of Israel, to atone for our souls.
2. What was the purpose of the כיור?
A: For washing, it’s between the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron and his sons will wash from here.
3. What was done with the anointing oil?
A: Moshe anointed the Tent of Meeting and the Ark of the Testimonial tablets; the table and its utensils, the menorah and its utensils, and the Incense Altar, The elevation offering and utensils, and the laver and its base. This should all be the holy of the holies and whatever touches them becomes holy.
4. What is the punishment for making this anointing oil for a secular purpose?
A: Karais( Cut off from nation)
5. What has a similar law?
A: intentionally violating a Mitzvah from G-D
6. Who were the builders of the mishkan?
A: Ahaliav the son of Achisamach, Betzalel, and every wise-hearted person.
7. How did they know what to do?
A: Hashem gave Betzalel a godly spirit.
8. What were they required to build or make?
A: the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimonial tablets and its cover, and all the utensils of the tent, the table, menorah, Incense altar, elevation offering, and the laver and its base and the vestements and the incense and oil.
9. What is the purpose of Shabbat?
A: It’s a sign between us and g-d to show that he’s the one who is holy and that he made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested.
10. What is the punishment for desecrating shabbat intentionally?
A: Karais
11. What is the אות that is involved in Shabbat?
12. Is the חטא העגל considered עבודה זרה? Prove!
13. Who designed and built the golden calf? After it was built, what did the people say about it?
A: Aaron, they said this is your g-d, O Israel which brought you up from the land of Egypt.
14. What was it made from?
A: Rings of gold.
15. How did Moshe find out about the עגל?
A: g-d tells him
16. What would God like to do to the Israelites?
A: annihilate them.
17. What were Moshe’s arguments to deter God from carrying out his plan?
A: Why would you want to do this to the people that you took out of Egypt already? He also asks g-d, do you want other nations to think you took them out with evil intent and to kill them in the mountains and erase them from the face of the earth? Moshe also reminds g-d of the promise he made to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov which was to multiply their offspring.
18. What did Moshe do with the עגל?
A: Burned it, ground it to a powder, and sprinkled it in water.
19. Describe the whole חטא העגל story.
A: The Israellites say to Aaron, make us a g-d that will go before us, So Aaron said, who has gold? They all removed the golden jewelry and threw it into the fire. It turned into a Golden Calf.
20. Why did God say he couldn’t stay in the midst of the Israelites?
A: B/c they have become corrupt and because they have strayed quickly from the way Hashem commanded them.
21. When it came time to declare who was on the side of Hashem, Moshe called out for them to come over to him. Who came and what were they told to do?
A: The Levites and they were told to put their swords on their thighs and pass back and forth from gate to gate in the camp and let every man kill his brother. 3000 fell that day.
22. After the חטא העגל, the Israelites were upset with God’s punishment. Why?
A: B/c he originally said he won’t punish them and then he gives them plagues.
23. How did Hashem speak with Moshe?
A: Face to Face, in a cloud.
24. Moshe pleads with God for several things in this parasha. What are they?
A: 1. To not punish the Israelites for the sin.2. To help him get out of Egypt.
25. What should the Israelites do when they arrive in the promised land?
A: break apart their altars, smash pillars, and cut down their sacred trees.
26. Why should they do this?
A: B/c g-d doesn’t want them to prostrate themselves to an alien god.
27. What needs to happen 3 times a year?
A: All males should appear before g-d, and G-d will expand their boundaries and no man will covet their land.
28. What was the purpose of the face covering for Moshe?
A: In order to protect the radiance on his face.
Clarifying your assignments - making it easier for you
Friday - Quiz on ki tisa
Monday - bitstrip due
Tuesday - Handout I gave out today - read chumash until perek 6 pasuk 1 and fill in worksheet.
Wednesday - Voki (exact assignment on today's handout) due
Will also update SOIN at some point with this info.
Monday - bitstrip due
Tuesday - Handout I gave out today - read chumash until perek 6 pasuk 1 and fill in worksheet.
Wednesday - Voki (exact assignment on today's handout) due
Will also update SOIN at some point with this info.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Ki Tisa – Quiz Review – 2/18
These are not all the possible questions. This parsha has lots of story time.
1. What was the purpose of giving half a shekel? (there is more than one)
2. What was the purpose of the כיור?
3. What was done with the anointing oil?
4. What is the punishment for making this anointing oil for a secular purpose?
5. What has a similar law?
6. Who were the builders of the mishkan?
7. How did they know what to do?
8. What were they required to build or make?
9. What is the purpose of Shabbat?
10. What is the punishment for desecrating shabbat intentionally?
11. What is the אות that is involved in Shabbat?
12. Is the חטא העגל considered עבודה זרה? Prove!
13. Who designed and built the golden calf? After it was built, what did the people say about it?
14. What was it made from?
15. How did Moshe find out about the עגל?
16. What would God like to do to the Israelites?
17. What were Moshe’s arguments to deter God from carrying out his plan?
18. What did Moshe do with the עגל?
19. Describe the whole חטא העגל story.
20. Why did God say he couldn’t stay in the midst of the Israelites?
21. When it came time to declare who was on the side of Hashem, Moshe called out for them to come over to him. Who came and what were they told to do?
22. After the חטא העגל, the Israelites were upset with God’s punishment. Why?
23. How did Hashem speak with Moshe?
24. Moshe pleads with God for several things in this parasha. What are they?
25. What should the Israelites do when they arrive in the promised land?
26. Why should they do this?
27. What needs to happen 3 times a year?
28. What was the purpose of the face covering for Moshe?
1. What was the purpose of giving half a shekel? (there is more than one)
2. What was the purpose of the כיור?
3. What was done with the anointing oil?
4. What is the punishment for making this anointing oil for a secular purpose?
5. What has a similar law?
6. Who were the builders of the mishkan?
7. How did they know what to do?
8. What were they required to build or make?
9. What is the purpose of Shabbat?
10. What is the punishment for desecrating shabbat intentionally?
11. What is the אות that is involved in Shabbat?
12. Is the חטא העגל considered עבודה זרה? Prove!
13. Who designed and built the golden calf? After it was built, what did the people say about it?
14. What was it made from?
15. How did Moshe find out about the עגל?
16. What would God like to do to the Israelites?
17. What were Moshe’s arguments to deter God from carrying out his plan?
18. What did Moshe do with the עגל?
19. Describe the whole חטא העגל story.
20. Why did God say he couldn’t stay in the midst of the Israelites?
21. When it came time to declare who was on the side of Hashem, Moshe called out for them to come over to him. Who came and what were they told to do?
22. After the חטא העגל, the Israelites were upset with God’s punishment. Why?
23. How did Hashem speak with Moshe?
24. Moshe pleads with God for several things in this parasha. What are they?
25. What should the Israelites do when they arrive in the promised land?
26. Why should they do this?
27. What needs to happen 3 times a year?
28. What was the purpose of the face covering for Moshe?
Nightly post - 2/16/11 - 2 concerns of Moshe & his response
Let's try to get this straight.
In exchange #1 please explain Rashi & Rashbam opinion.
Just cut and paste what I put below in a post. Each later blogger should cut and paste what was done before and add and refine the answer.
Issue #1 - Moshe's concern
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #1 - Hashem's response
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #2 - Moshe's concern
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #2 - Hashem's response
Rashi -
Rashbam -
In exchange #1 please explain Rashi & Rashbam opinion.
Just cut and paste what I put below in a post. Each later blogger should cut and paste what was done before and add and refine the answer.
Issue #1 - Moshe's concern
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #1 - Hashem's response
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #2 - Moshe's concern
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Issue #2 - Hashem's response
Rashi -
Rashbam -
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Nightly Question - 2/15/11
What do you think the purpose of the Seneh experience? Is there any symbolism to the seneh itself? (you can look at commentaries if you like)
(remember, after the first post you must respond to someone else's post)
(remember, after the first post you must respond to someone else's post)
Monday, February 14, 2011
2 things
Please see below for the nightly question about leadership.
Also, I'm presenting to faculty at the faculty meeting on using technology in the classroom. Anybody interested in presenting their glogs? prezis? capzles etc at the meeting?
Also, I'm presenting to faculty at the faculty meeting on using technology in the classroom. Anybody interested in presenting their glogs? prezis? capzles etc at the meeting?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
rabbi lubetski is great at ice skating
I was at the Riverkings game earlier today and afterwards we went on the ice and skated and rabbi lubetski was there. I just wanted to point out that rabbi lubetski is an awesome skater.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Nightly Question - 2/14/11
Which character trait of Moshe was the most critical in his leadership of Bnei Yisrael? Explain why?
(After the first comment, you need to respond to someone else's comment and then give your own opinion.)
(After the first comment, you need to respond to someone else's comment and then give your own opinion.)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
SOIN - updated
I updated SOIN with all the grades that I have. Please send me the links of your projects to ulubetski@mhafyos.org so that I can grade the rest.
Friday Quiz Info - 2/11/11
On Friday we will have the teruma and tetzaveh quizzes. The review for teruma is earlier in the blog. The review for tetzaveh is below:
Tetzaveh Review – 2/11/11
- What type of oil is used for menorah?
- What are the 8 articles of clothing for kohel gadol? (Hebrew & English) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol#His_vestments
- Out of the 8 which 4 are for a regular kohen?
- What are the names of Aaron's four sons?
- On the robe to be worn by the high priest, ___________ were attached to the skirt between the pomegranates. What was their purpose?
- A golden plate was to be made which would be worn. What was to be engraved on it?
- How many stones were on the breastplate? What did they represent? How were they arranged?
- What was the process of priestly sanctification?
- There are two קרבנות brought each day. What are they and when are they brought?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I am not happy
I cannot understand why we have so much work due coming up in Chumash class. All of a sudden we have two quizzes on friday, a project due monday, three pages of a worksheet, and another project due soon after the first project. Plus we have six more classes that all give work, and we get home from school at six O' clock. This is just way too much back to back work and projects and quizzes and worksheets, etc. The work load definately needs to be spread out over a longer period.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Class and project
Todays class was very interesting and we went over the different parts of Perek 1 and the beginning of Perek 2. I just have a quick question and any one can answer me about the project: I am confused, is the project on why we, the Egyptians, should or shouldn't want the Jews in our land and as slaves and next what exactly is the Sforno's explanation with the roundabout thing?
Chumash
Today I actually payed attention, and kept up with the class! I know your proud of me R' Lubetski!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thursday class & Teruma quiz review for Friday 2/4
For Thursday in class - work on projects (glogster on why do something to the Israelites). I reiterate again: you must read and understand all underlined meforshim on the commentary sheet I gave out on Wednesday. If that material is not incorporated into the glog then you will not get full credit!
To help you study for the quiz on Friday here is a review sheet. Some questions on the quiz will be from here.
To help you study for the quiz on Friday here is a review sheet. Some questions on the quiz will be from here.
Teruma – 2/4/11
- Whom did Hashem "suggest" should make a donation to the mishkan?
- What were some of the items that could have been donated?
- According to this parasha, what is the purpose of the sanctuary?
- What items were supposed to be built for the mishkan?
- How was the ark to be transported?
- What was in the ark?
- How many cherubim were there to be on the ark, and how were they situated?
- What will happen from between the cherubim on top of the aron?
- What is the purpose of the shulchan?
- How many branches were there for the menorah?
- What is the parochet used for?
- The next few questions / statements give you a sense where everything was situated in the mishkan and in the courtyard of the mishkan.
- This is the mishkan and the courtyard: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/10.htm
- This is the mishkan itself: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/3.htm
- Other pictures can be found here: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/mishkan/mishkan.htm
- Today is tzizit day. Are you wearing tzizit?
Nightly Question - Wednesday Feb 2, 2011
We discussed two very different answers to solving the issue of tzadik vera lo - punishment vs. education. In class today, we saw that the 'Why' question i.e. why do good people suffer, is paralyzing. A better question to ask when we are confronted with the issue of tzadik vera lo is the 'what' question i.e. what can we do now? or how can we respond to this difficult situation. Explain what this means based on our discussion in class.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I am livid
You may ask, why is Benjamin Kampf who is never mad, mad all of the sudden. I will answer your question, today and yesterday in class everyone presented their prezi (otherwise known as a powerpoint on steroids). Isaac and I had the best prezi out of everyone in the entire class, yet Rabbi Lubetski didn't allow us to present ours. This is the second issue that I have with this class (besides the incredibly absurd weekly quizzes): we make beautiful, advanced projects and then we don't get to present them to the rest of the class. By the way, our presentation had the real, live video of WHO LET THE JEWS OUT! WHO! WHO! WHO!
Recommendations
In all honesty, I personally believe studying the Parsha is a vital aspect to Jewish society. Everyone in class should have a sufficient knowledge of the Parsha by the time the Chazzan goes up to leign on Shabbat morning. However, the current method of garnering this Parsha knowledge may in fact come with flaws. To start, I would like to say that people do in fact study, and I personally would like to recommend a book to the teacher of this class: http://www.amazon.com/Rookie-Teaching-Dummies-Michael-Kelley/dp/0764524798 (just kidding, Rabbi). To say we don't study is a sweeping generalization and an egregious claim. I think devoting Fridays to learning the Parsha is significant and believe the best way to learn it is by the teacher leading an intelligent discussion. Obviously there is a grade involved - Friday Class Participation (FCP) - and students would be engaged. Lastly, I think this would soften the test anxiety atmosphere that is obviously circulating the Friday class. I feel most students would agree with me regarding this idea. Let's see.
Happy Trails,
Dylan
Happy Trails,
Dylan
Parsha Quizzes
In the beggining of the semester we were told that parsha quizzes were going to be straight forward and simple as long as we read the parsha a couple of times. Although my parsha quiz grade is average, it seems to me that these "straight foward" quizzes are really not so to the point. We all care about our grades, so obviously, we are going to complain when we receive a low grade. In defense of the whole class, I think these tests aren't so easy and should be quite simpler with less details. Good Tuesday.
I love Chumash
In class today I really enjoyed all of the projects. I wanted to correct one point and that is that the project that Dylan and Yaakov made was really all me. I worked on understanding the answers, and really I don't need to say this, but I have all of the brains in our group so obviously all the credit should go to me. But to be nice I will give Dylan and Yaakov some credit by saying that they really tried and wanted to help, but they just weren't smart enough. Just wanted to clarify that.
Chumash is the bomb
I have greatly enjoyed the discusions that we have in class. However, i still strongly believe that we shouldnt have as many projects. Instead i think we should do perek by perek and then a followup projuct on each perek or two discussing the major points that were discussed. Dylan cooper agrees withme and for that i thank him.
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