6th Grade at the Braun Religious School

Hebrew

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List of the mitzvot

How to rebuke- Commentary

THE LIST OF TORAH MITZVOT in PARSHAT KEDOSHIM- whadaya think?

Clearly mark down on the list one or two mitzvot for each of the below questions.

1. Which do you think is the hardest mitzvah in this list to observe?

2. Which is the easiest to perform?

3. Which commandment do you think is the strangest of them all?

4. Which speaks/calls to you the loudest?

5. Which do you think no longer applies to us in our days?

6. Which do you think is even more important in our days?

1. To revere one's father and mother

2. Not to turn to idolatry

3. Not to make an idol

4. Not to eat meat left over from day-before-last sacrifices

5. Not to reap a corner of one's field, so that the poor may glean

( get the unpicked or fallen or forgotten crops)

6. Not to reap the very last end of one's field, so that the poor may glean

7. To leave gleanings for the poor in an orchard or field

9. To leave a part of a vineyard un-reaped, for the poor

10. Not to gather the gleanings of a vineyard, so that the poor may take them

11. To leave the imperfect clusters of grapes for the poor

12. Not to steal

13. Not to deny possession of something entrusted to you

14. Not to swear an oath in denial of a monetary claim

15. Not to swear an oath falsely in God's Name

16. Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt

17. Not to rob or defraud one's fellow

18. Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time

19. Not to curse a deaf person

20. Not to put a stumbling block before a blind person

21. Not to pervert justice

22. A judge must not show favor to the great or powerful at trial.

23. A judge must not show favor to the power or powerless at trial.

24. To judge righteously

25. Not to spread rumors and gossip

26. Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger

27. Not to hold onto hate of a fellow Jew in your heart, but rather rebuke them.

28. Not to take revenge

29. Not to bear a grudge

30. To love one’s fellow as one loves oneself

31. Not to crossbreed animals

32. Not to plant diverse seeds together

33. Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years

34. The fourth year crops must be totally for holy purposes.

35. Not to eat blood

36. Not to engage in astrology

37. Men must not shave bare the hair off the sides of their head.

38. Men must not shave their beards with a razor.

39. Not to tattoo the skin

40. Not to make gashes into your body for the dead

41. To show reverence to the Temple

42. Not to act as a medium who talks to the dead

43. Not to act as a magical seer

44. To honor those who teach and know Torah

45. Not to commit fraud with scales and weights

46. Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate

47. Not to curse one's father or mother

48. The courts must carry out the death penalty when required

49. Not to imitate idolaters in customs and clothing

50. Not to wrong strangers who reside in the land, but to love them as oneself

51. Not to degrade one’s daughters and force them into prostitution

53. Not to turn to ghosts or inquire of spirits of the dead

54. To rise up before the aged, and show deference to the old

55. Keep the Sabbath

Leviticus 19:17

לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃

You shall not hate your brother in your heart; Hoche’ach Toechiach/you shall certainly critique your neighbor, and not allow sin on his account.

What do you think this means? Explain to hate in one’s heart and to critique.
Is this a NEEDED rule to have?
How do you critique someone? Give me a rule!
Is it ever okay to critique someone? ▪ Can criticism be constructive?
So what is this verse really talking about?

Rashi (11^th Century, France): AND NOT BEAR A SIN ON ACCOUNT OF HIM — i. e. even though you are rebuking them, do not shame them (lit., make his face grow pale) in public, in which case you will bear sin on account of him!

Rashbam (Rashi’s grandson, 11^th century France): Do not hate your brother in your heart- if you feel angry, do not appear before others as though you like them. “In his heart he lies in ambush for him” (Jeremiah 9:7) - this is not good, do not hate the other in your heart, rather, critique the person for what s/he has done, and from this will come peace.

Ibn Ezra (Spain, 12^th century): Perhaps you suspected him of something which was not so.If you rebuke your neighbor he may explain himself and you will learn that you had no reason to be angry at him.

Bechor Shor (12^th century France): You are to act in this manner even if you are convinced that your remonstrations will not help at all. In fact, your failure to make an attempt at reconciliation will be held against you by the heavenly tribunal. This is why the verse concludes with the words: ולא תשא עליו חטא, “so that you will not burden him with a sin.”

Sefer Hachinuch, (13^th century work, Spain, unknown author) Mitzvah 239: It is proper for a person to criticize privately, with gentle language, and calm words, in order to not embarrass the person.

Torah Temimah (19^th century work, Rabbi Baruch Epstien, Poland), Surely rebuke — Rabbi Ila’a said, based on Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon: Just as it is a mitzvah to say something that will be heard, so is it a mitzvah not to say something that will not be heard, as it says, Surely rebuke — rebuke one who will accept it!
A.     The ban on milk and meat foods mixed to gether is not only on eating it but selling it
B.     The mikvah, the jewish ritual bath must be filled with hot water.
C.      The kabalat shabbat service goes back 2000 years.
D.     Jews are supposed to say Birkat Hamazon after EVERY time they eat bread.
E.      shacharit is the name of the morning service because the word for dawn is shachar.
F.      tefilin are only a must for orthodox jews
G.     techeylet is the color of the crimson wool used in the bible.
H.     The old city of Jerusalem has five quarters.
I.       Shabbat Candles are supposed to be lit at home before sundown.
J.       Challah bread is only 500 years old and was adopted from a special bread for easter.
K.      Tzitzit are only needed on a garment you pray in.
L.      Beit Din is a Jewish court of three Judges, now only used for conversion
M.    A traditional Jewish wedding contract, or Ketubah, has the vows of the bride and groom translated into Aramaic.
N.     Suri Olives are a new breed created in the state of Israel in 1956
O.     The aleph in a torah scroll is made from three other letters
P.     Jews first lived in China in the 19th century.
Q.     Ethiopian Jews have their own religious leaders, each known as a kes
R.     swordfish is only kosher when it grows scales as an adult
S.      The term Palestine is from an Arab word.
T.      "Losers weepers finders keepers" is actually a law in the Talmud.
U.     Chanukah was originally only seven days in the land of Israel.
V.     You need one rabbi present at a Jewish divorce ritual.
W.   Incense was burned in the Temple on a golden altar.
X.      The teruah on the shofar is three medium length sounds.
Y.      shatneyz is the torah's law forbidding wearing garments with wool blended with cotton.
Z.      The sanhedrin was the name of JEwish courts in the 2nd temple period
AA. When a person says they are a koheyn, they mean they are descenents of Judaism's preists of long ago
BB. The ark of the covenant had a heavy lid with two golden angels on it
CC. There is a special blessing for the fragrance of fruit.
DD. it takes about six years after college to become a rabbi.
EE.   the dead sea in Israel is disappearing.
FF.   the ten plagues all happened within one year.
GG. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who was chief rabbi of Israel in the 1980's, had 800,000 people join in his funeral procession.
HH. Goldah Meir was president of the State of Israel.
II.      A Torah scroll can be written on heavy paper.
JJ.     King Saul was the first king of the Jewish people.
KK. The sixth of the ten commandments is "do not murder."
LL.    The symbol of the tribe of Benjamin was the wolf.
MM.                  The ten commandments are actually called something else in Hebrew
NN. Cooking is forbidden on the sabbath, but warming food up is not.
OO. 2.            Using a bycycle is forbidden on the sabbath.
PP. 3.            The Jewish community in Iraq has a history that goes back 2600 years.
QQ. 4.            The expression "chas ve shalom", a way of saying god forbid, is about 200 years old.
RR. 5.            If you can sleep in your sukkah, you are supposed to.
SS.   6.            Rabbi Russo is from Canada
TT.   7.            tefilat haderech is the prayer for when you are traveling.
UU. 8.            The Talmud is no longer relevant to modern Jews.
VV. 9.            Queen Ataliyah was a liberator. Queen Shlomit Alexandra was a tyrant.
WW.                  10.         Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on mount sinai -- TWICE.
XX. 11.         Shir hammalot is the name of 15 psalms in the bible.
YY.   12.         Shavuot is celebrated by most Jews.
ZZ.   13.         There is a different Psalm for each day of the week.
AAA.                  14.         The fourth book of the torah is Bamidbar.
BBB.                   15.         Joshua took over leading the Jewish people after MOses.
CCC.                   16.         at a jewish funeral, everyone is supposed to help with the burial
DDD.                  17.         The Torah says there is a serious puniushment for a person who eats bread on passover
EEE.                    18.         The fast of Gedaliah is the day after Rosh Hashanah
FFF.19.         The maccabees began their rebellion from the Town of Modiin.
GGG.                 20.         Cholent is a special salad made on shabbat.
HHH.                 21.         Leket is the mitzvah of leaving food dropped during harvest behind for the poor.
III.    22.         Chuldah is one of the seven female prophets.
JJJ.   23.         Moses was 80 when he went to tell pharoah "let my people go!"
KKK.                   24.         One only has to say Hamotzi over bread when it is shabbat.
LLL. 25.         an Eruv is a symbolic boundary that allows Jews to carry on shabbat.
MMM.             26.         Hazzan Mizrahi's family is from Greece.
NNN.                 27.         on yom kippur, we don;t wear gold so we don;t remind God about the Golden Calf.
OOO.                 28.         Rambam was both a rabbi, a doctor, and a community leader.
PPP.                   29.         the tribe of Dan had lived the furthest north in ancient Israel.
QQQ.                30.         Mishlei is the book of the bible about the destruction of Jerusalem
RRR.                   31.         Rashi is the most famous of comentators on the Torah.
SSS.32.         There is only one Conservative Yeshiva and it is in Jerusalem.
TTT.                    33.         Anshe Emet used to use an organ and choir for shabbat morning services.
UUU.                 34.         war is always wrong according to the Torah.
VVV.                  35.         the kaddish shalem is a hebrew prayer in the siddur.
WWW.            36.         The torah says jacob wrestled with an angel on the banks of the Yabbok river.
XXX.                   37.         the english word for etrog is citron
YYY.                    38.         It is a mitzvah to return a lost item to its owner.
ZZZ.                    39.         There are two tropes so rare they only appear once in the entire torah.
AAAA.               Rabbi akibah began his studies at age 40. Before then, he was illiterate.
BBBB.               there is no such thing as a heretic in Judaism.
CCCC.                Rabbi Siegel used to have a beard of redish brown hair.
DDDD.              The aleinu prayer at the end of services used to be said once a year.
EEEE.                 a person with a tattoo can not be buried in a Jewish cemetary
FFFF.                  There are people who can trace their family back to king david
GGGG.             The black hats worn by orthodox Jews goes back to the 1700's in Eastern Eruope
HHHH.              Jews from Yemen pronounce hebrew vowels and consonants differently than everyone else in the Jewish world.
IIII.   non-kosher wine might be clarified with animal fats or blood.
JJJJ. deconstructionist Judaism is one of the newest movements.
KKKK.                the first jews that came to the united states were Sephardic jews,
LLLL.                  at a brit milah, A guest of honor holds the baby in a special chair named for elijah.

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