Week 42 · The Jewish Year
Yom Kippur and the Ten Days of Repentance
Questions 705–730
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 705–730 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah; kapparah; five afflictions; Kol Nidrei; Vidui; Ne’ilah; interpersonal repair.
Required reading
Siddur and machzor; Haggadah; practical festival guide; selected Tanakh and rabbinic sources for each season.
Practical observance
Seek forgiveness responsibly and plan the fast with rabbinic/medical guidance where needed.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: festival texts, Haggadah, and calendar terms. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 705–730; 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
Distinguish sins against God from harms requiring reconciliation with another person.