Week 32 · Shabbat
Movement, Objects, and the Outdoor World
Questions 560–575
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 560–575 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Walking, umbrellas, plants, animals, gifts, carrying, eyeglasses, hearing support, and public space.
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
Take a Shabbat walk and identify what may be worn, carried, moved, or left untouched.
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 560–575; 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
Apply eruv and muktzeh principles to real movement through the neighborhood.