| Your family is on
vacation and someone sees you davening the שמע. He
happens to be Jewish, but is unfamiliar with this מצוה.
Fascinated by this, he has numerous questions for you.
Your family will try to answer his questions as best as they
can. To do so, they will each focus on a different question.
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Abba:
Your new friend asks you about your role models. You have
4 of them. They are all mentioned in 'משנה ברכות, פרק א.
You must research these 4 Rabbis and include the following:
 | A story about each one. |
| When & where each one lived. |
| Each one's quotable quote ("הוא היה
אומר"). In other words, a saying that they are famous for. |
| Someone in your life who exemplifies the qualities of
these men. |
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| Imma:
After informing your friend that you just said the "שמע",
he asks you what the שמע is all about.
| Explain why there are 3 paragraphs in
שמע. |
| Explain the basic כוונה of each
paragraph of שמע. |
| Discuss 2 מצות's mentioned in
the שמע in detail. |
| Explain how you perform one of these מצוות in
your daily life. |
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Brother:
Your friend thinks that you may be playing a joke on him,
because he's never learnt about this מצוה, so he
challenges you to show him where Hashem says that we have to say
שמע. Using the various sources available, you must:
| Find the פסוקים which command
you to say שמע. |
| Using 'משנה
ברכות, פרק א, explain in detail: |
-How do these פסוקים
teach us to say שמע. -In what position(s) must שמע
be said (Include all possibilities).
-When must שמע be said.
(Include all possibilities).
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Sister:
Your new friend happens to travel often to many different
cities. You explain that שעה זמניות are different
depending on where you are. This is because sunrise and sunset differ from
place to place. Using the worksheet:
| Determine when sunrise and sunset occur for 3 different
cities. |
| Determine when sunrise and sunset occur for 3 different
dates. |
| Calculate the שעה זמנית for each
city. |
| Calculate the latest time you can say for
שמע לשחרית. |
| What would you do if you were in Alaska where the sun
doesn't set in the summer? Or rise in the winter? |
| Have you ever needed to know the latest time you can say
שמע? EXPLAIN. |
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You will also use a Rubric to evaluate your progress and to
ensure that you are focusing on the relevant issues.
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