Week 49 · History and Capstone
Biblical Story and Foundational Figures
Questions 864–884
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 864–884 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Patriarchs and matriarchs; Exodus generation; judges; kings; prophets; chronology and covenant.
Required reading
Tanakh timeline; Pirkei Avot 1; a concise Jewish history text approved by the rabbi; candidate portfolio and question bank.
Practical observance
Create a one-page timeline from Avraham through the First Temple’s destruction.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: independent navigation and oral review. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 864–884; 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.