Week 14 · The Jewish Weekday
Waking, Washing, and the Language of Blessing
Questions 197–218
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 197–218 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Modeh Ani; netilat yadayim; morning holiness; structure and categories of berachot.
Required reading
The community’s siddur; Donin on prayer and blessings; a current practical halakhic guide selected by the sponsoring rabbi.
Practical observance
Keep a seven-day morning-practice log from waking through Birchot haShachar.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: accurate reading of blessings and service headings. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 197–218; mark every answer that depends on local custom or rabbinic ruling.
Write 150–250 words: “How should this week’s learning change the way I live?”
Record attendance, practice completed, uncertainties, and one question for the sponsoring rabbi.
Rabbinic checkpoint
Perform morning washing according to local practice and explain the purpose of a berachah.