Week 22 · The Jewish Weekday
Food Blessings II: Meals and After-Blessings
Questions 375–388
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 375–388 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Kezayit; keviut seudah; washing; Hamotzi; zimun; Birkat Hamazon; Al haMichyah.
Required reading
The community’s siddur; Donin on prayer and blessings; a current practical halakhic guide selected by the sponsoring rabbi.
Practical observance
Host or assist with a kosher meal including washing, Hamotzi, and benching.
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 375–388; 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
Demonstrate the sequence of a bread meal and the main after-blessing categories.