JEWISH STUDIES & TANAKH 7A
 
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 JST 7A!
This year in Jewish Studies we will learn about:
The mitzva of dxen xxeq oa (recalcitrant, or literally, “stubborn and rebellious” son; Devarim [Deuteronomy] 21:18-21)
The mitzva of m`e a` ceak (the commandment to honor our father and mother; Shemot [Exodus] 20:12; Devarim [Deuteronomy] 5:16)
This year in Tanakh we will learn the books of:
Yehoshu'a (Joshua)
Shoftim (Judges)
Class Rules and Grading Rubric
Third Trimester:
16 Mar, Complete worksheet on Honoring Parents, due: 17 Mar
22 Mar, Kibood av v'aim in the Torah worksheet, due: 23 Mar
22 Mar, Interview your Parents worksheet, due: 24 Mar
8 Apr, Research the Shulkhan Arukh (worksheet), due: 9 Apr
9 Apr, Research Yom haShoah, 12 Apr
14 Apr, Anne Frank worksheet, due: 19 Apr
21-22 Apr, View "Paper Clips" and write a one page reaction essay, due: 23 Apr
Shulkhan Arukh: K'vod Av v'Aim packet
26 Apr, Read, translate and explain sayif bet, due: 27 Apr
28 Apr, Read, translate and explain sayif gimel, due: 29 Apr
3 May, Quiz on the first 4 sayifim on k'vod av v'aim
3 May, Read, translate and explain sayif hey, due: 4 May
4 May, Prepare to teach seif 5 by writing a paragraph of two or a power point for a model lesson, due: 5 May
6 May, Prepare and send me two questions and two answers from each group for tomorrow's quiz on sayifim 6-14, due: 7 May
13 May, Prepare and send me two questions and two answers from each sayif that you made a poster for, for Tuesday's quiz on sayifim 15-25, due: 17 May
21 May, Cycle of Events worksheet and Shofet worksheet and read and summarize Shoftim 1 & 2, and remember to fill in the Shofet worksheet as needed, due: 24 May
24 May, Read and complete worksheet for Shoftim 3, due: 25 May
25 May, Please read your assigned chapter in sefer Shoftim and write a worksheet for your chapter. The worksheet should be similar to the worksheet assigned for Shoftim 3, i. e. fill in the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, short 1 sentence answers. Please also provide an answer sheet. Please bring in hardcopies to class and email me both sheets. Due: 27 May
Chapter assignments: Dan-4; Rafe-5; Sam-6; Daniel-7; Yarden-8; Tayla-9; Bianca-10; Jenna-11; Talia-12; Becca-13; Eva-14; Tali-15.
27 May, Complete worksheets for Shoftim 4, Shoftim 5, and Shoftim 6, if you did not complete them in class today, due: 28 May
1 Jun, Complete worksheet for Shoftim 7, due: 2 Jun
2 Jun, Complete worksheets for Shoftim 8 and Shoftim 9, due: 3 Jun
3 Jun, Complete worksheets Shoftim 10 and Shoftim 11 and Shoftim 12, due: 4 Jun
7 Jun, Complete worksheets Shoftim 13, Shoftim 14 and Shoftim 15, due: 8 Jun
8 Jun, Read and summarize, create a worksheet or a puzzle for Shoftim 17 & 18, due: 9 Jun
10 Jun, Read and summarize Shoftim 19, 20 and 21, due: 11 Jun
Second Trimester
14 Dec, Complete the 3 questions on the handout, due: 15 Dec
16 Dec, Write 3 questions and answers based on the 5 mishnayot and worksheet on ben sorer u'moreh, due: 17 Dec
17 Dec, Edit your Q & A from yesterday and email it to me this evening.
4 Jan, Review/answer the questions on ben sorer u'moreh from the worksheet, due: Tuesday, 5 Jan
5 Jan, Review/answer the questions on the updated ben sorer u'moreh worksheet
7 January, Thursday, Unit test on ben sorer u'moreh
8 Jan, Test corrections, due: 11 Jan
11 Jan, Read and summarize Yehoshua 10 & 11, due: 12 Jan
12 Jan, Read and summarize Yehoshua 12, due: 13 Jan
19 Jan, Bring in an empty soda, milk, or juice bottle for our parsley garden, due: 21 Jan
20 Jan, Make test corrections on today's pop quiz, due: 21 Jan
21 Jan, 1. Make test corrections on today's pop quiz and 2. read and summarize Yehoshua 13, 14, & 15 if you did not finish the assignment in class today, due: 22 Jan
22 Jan, Describe and explain the attack on Yeriho and its outcome, due: 25 Jan
25 Jan, 1. Describe and explain the attack on Ai and 2. Describe how God's role changes during chapters 1-12, due: 26 Jan
28 Jan, Test on Yehoshua 1-12
29 Tu b'Shevat seder
1 Feb, Write 6 questions and answers for Yehoshua 16 & 17, due: 2 Feb
2 Feb, Various assignments assigned in class, due: 3 Feb
3 Feb, Pop quiz on b'not Tzelofhad, due: 4 Feb
4 Feb, Read and summarize Yehoshua 18 & 19, due: 5 Feb
8 Feb, Explain the importance of Gilgal (chp. 4) and Shiloh (chp. 18) in Yehoshua, due: 9 Feb
9 Feb, Complete both worksheets, 1. True or False & 2. Fill in the Blank, if you did not do so in class today, due: 10 Feb
16 Feb, Complete both worksheets 1. Yehoshua 20-21 & 2. Yehoshua 22, if you did not finish in class, due: 17 Feb
17 Feb, Read Yehoshua 23 and complete T/F worksheet, due: 18 Feb
18 Feb, Read Yehoshua 24 and complete the Fill in the Blank worksheet, due: 19 Feb
19 Feb, Organize your JST notebook and binder/folder, due: 22 Feb
22 Feb, Reread Yehoshua 14 and make any changes to your summaries, due: 23 Feb
23 Feb, Reread Yehoshua 15, 16, & 17 and make any changes to your summaries or worksheets, due: 24 Feb
24 Feb, Reread Yehoshua 18, 19, & 20 and make any changes to your summaries or worksheets, due: 25 Feb
25 Feb, Reread Yehoshua 21-24 and make any changes to your summaries or worksheets, due: 24 Feb
NEW DATE: Tuesday, 2 Mar, Unit test Yehoshua 13-24
4 Mar, Define the 4 terms and use them in a sentence from the bottom of the worksheet, due: 5 Mar
3 Mar, Test corrections, due: 4 Mar
First Trimester:
10 Sept, Read and sign Class Rules and Grading Rubric, due: 11 Sept
11Sept, Explain the acronym "Tanakh" and list the first 7 books of the Tanakh, write both in Hebrew and in English, due: Monday, 14 Sept
Week of 14 Sept, pop quiz
15 Sept, Read "The Rosh Hashanna Seder" and define "mesharet" from Yehoshua 1:1, due: 16 Sept
17 Sept, Read, analyze and summarize Joshua 1, in class assignment
21 Sept, What qualities does a leader need to be a good leader? You may make a list with brief explanations or write a short essay, due: 22 Sept
23 Sept, Translate and write a great English translation for Devarim 21:20, due: 24 Sept
25 Sept, Friday, Quiz: Tanakh and Yehoshu'a 1
5 Oct,
Read Yehoshua 2 and write a short summary, either in paragraph form or bullet form, due: 6 Oct
6 Oct, Read and summarize Sanhedrin 8:1 & 2. Please read both mishnayot and read all of the Yad Avraham commentary and then write the summary of each mishna, due: 7 Oct
8 Oct, Quiz on Yehoshu'a 1-2, Tuesday, 13 Oct
12 Oct, Read and summarize Yehoshu'a 3, in class assignment
13 Oct, Read and summarize Yehoshu'a 4, in class assignment, due: 14 Oct
14, 15, 16 Oct, Rereading and learning how to best summarize Yehoshua'a 3 & 4, including class discussion, in class assignment
16 Oct, Write 3 questions and 3 answers based on Yehoshua 3-4; read and highlight the 8 terms in Sanhedrin 8:2, due: Monday, 19 Oct
21 Oct, Write 3 questions and 3 answers one based on Devarim 21:18-21, one based on Sanhedrin 8:1 and one based on Sanhedrin 8:2, due: 22 Oct
21 Oct, Research Rahav and type a summary of your research, due: 22 Oct
23 Oct, Complete first page of handout, due: 26 Oct
27 Oct, Tuesday, Quiz on ben sorer u'moreh, please review Devarim 21:18-21, Sanhedrin 8:1-2 Extra credit: a short biography on the Rabbi Yosi mentioned in Sanhedrin 8:2
26 Oct, Read and write a typed summary of Yehoshua 5, due: 27 Oct
27 Oct, Complete worksheet on Yehoshua 5, due: 28 Oct
3 Nov, Read and write a typed summary of Yehoshua 6, due: 4 Nov
6 Nov, Complete Word Search worksheet, due: 9 Nov
9 Nov, Write a short essay on Kristallnacht, due: 10 Nov
10 Nov, Tefillah worksheet, due: 1 Dec
13 Nov, Yehoshua 6: You are a resident of Yeriho, you are under siege by b'nai Yisrael, describe your feelings during the 7 day siege and battle. Write how you feel on the first day of the siege, the second day, etc. Remember that you do not know the outcome of what is going to happen on the 7th day. Due: 24 Nov
13 Nov, Read and summarize Yehoshua 7, due: 24 Nov
24 Nov, Test corrections, due: 1 Dec
1 Dec,
For our next E day (Thu., 10 Dec), don't forget to take your Ashrei verse and create a five word summary that you type up and print up on paper so that we can create a display at our next E day in the library, due: 10 Dec
2 Dec, Create a map of the journey of b'nei Yisrael from Yehoshu'a 1-7, due: 3 Dec
7 Dec, Read and summarize Yehoshua 8 (if you did not finish in class), due: 8 Dec
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 Hebrew/English Tanakh
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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