Week 27 · Shabbat
Life, Domains, Muktzeh, and Asking a Non-Jew
Questions 462–480
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 462–480 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Pikuach nefesh; medicine orientation; four domains; eruv; muktzeh; amirah le’akum.
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
Walk the local eruv boundary map with a knowledgeable community member and inspect common muktzeh objects.
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 462–480; 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
Prioritize life and health correctly and know that emergencies require prompt action.