Jewish Studies 11-1
Rabbi Steven Razin
Office: room 313 610-922-2443
Please feel free to email me srazin@jbha.org if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
Welcome to JS11-1!
Our focus of studies will be on the development and evolution of the Haggadah. We will begin by reviewing the mitzvot in the Torah which relate Pesah, move on to the Mishna in Pesahim 10, selected passages from the Gemara in Pesahim 10, Rambam's Mishna Torah, Hilhot Hametz u'Matza, the Shulhan Aruh, and closing with an examination of modern day Haggadot.
Class Rules and Grading Policy
First Trimester:
11 Sept, Bring a Haggadah and a Tanakh to class; Read and sign the Class Rules and Grading Policy, due: Monday, 14 Sept
14-17 Sept, Biblical references to Pesah, completed in class
23 Sept, Read and summarize Pesahim 10:1-3, due: 24 Sept
1 Oct, Quiz on Tanakh sources and the Mishna sources, 1 Oct
5 Oct, Read and summarize Pesahim 10:4, due: 6 Oct
6 Oct, Read and summarize Pesahim 10:5 & 6, due: 8 Oct
13 Oct, Pesahim 10:6, in class
13 Oct, Pesahim 10:7-8-9, due: 16 Oct
22 Oct, Quiz on Pesahim 8
22 Oct, Read the last 3 selections from the Talmud packet, pages 114b, 116a, 116b, with footnotes, and write a summary for each selection, due: 26 Oct
Quiz on Talmud packet, 30 Oct
Week of 2 Nov, Learning Mishna Torah packet
5 Nov, Read and summarize halakha 4, due: 6 Nov
6 Nov, Read and prepare halakhot 5, 6, & 7, due: 9 Nov
9 Nov, Read and prepare halakhot 8, 9, 10, due: 11 Nov
11 Nov, Read and prepare halakhot 11, 12, 13, & 14, due: when classes resume
24 Nov, will continue next class
2 Dec, Readings from Kitzur Shulhan Aruh
Useful Resources:
Library Essentials from the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Library
 Hebrew-English-Hebrew dictionary
To translate from English to Hebrew, simply type the word in the box on the upper right and click "targum", the first key to the left of the box.
To translate from Hebrew to English, click on "mikledet", in the upper left hand corner and a Hebrew keyboard will appear. Type in the Hebrew word, and as above, click "targum", the first key to the left of the box.
Complete Tanakh with Rashi (English only)
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.
This site allows you to search for any word or expression in Tanakh, Mishna, Tosephta, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, Midrash Tanhuma, and the Mishna Torah.
Jastrow's Dictionary of Talmudic Aramaic
Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (Gesenius)
*Test make-up is held during break and lunch in room 206. Do not bring anything to test make-up except a writing utensil, unless you are informed otherwise.
Please feel free to email me srazin@jbha.org if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
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