Week 25 · Shabbat
Friday Night, Shabbat Day, and Havdalah
Questions 420–442
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 420–442 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Kabbalat Shabbat; Vayechulu; family blessings; Kiddush; lechem mishneh; services; seudah shelishit; Havdalah.
Required reading
Donin on Shabbat; a current Orthodox Shabbat manual approved by the rabbi; siddur sections for Kabbalat Shabbat, Kiddush, services, and Havdalah.
Practical observance
Lead or explain Kiddush and Havdalah under supervision; learn one zemirah.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: following Shabbat Hebrew with a bilingual siddur. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 420–442; 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
Follow the full Shabbat arc from candle lighting through Melaveh Malkah.