Gemara and Halakha

Gemara Curriculum

• 9th : Masekhet Brakhot
• 10th: Masekhet Bava Kama
• 11th: Masekhet Sanhedrin
• 12th: Masekhet Kiddushin

Havruta learning

Bekiut

Visual Aids

Untitled Slide

Halakha Curriculum

• Tefillah
• Shabbat
• Kashrut
• Relationships In Halakha
• Holidays

Skill Development

• Key terms
• Building a logical argument
• Chronology
• Asking critical questions
• Understanding multiple perspectives

Untitled Slide

Essential Questions

• What is the role of intention in Mitzvot?
• How do we balance the needs of society vs. the needs of the individual?
• What does it mean to be commanded to love G-d?
• Punishment: restitution or rehabilitation?

Essential Questions

• What gives a court the right to execute another human being?
• How do we hold individuals responsible for their actions and words?
• What is the Torah's attitude towards family relationships?
• What is the Torah's perspective on material goods/property?

Essential Questions

• When is it OK to choose my life over someone else's?
• Does the Torah believe in subjective judgement?
• Is there a difference between doing good and enabling good?
• What is the role of tefillah in my life?