Week 6 · Covenant and Faith
Knowledge, Judgment, Messiah, Resurrection
Questions 40–51
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 40–51 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Principles 10–13; free will; reward; Mashiach; resurrection; Jewish eschatology.
Required reading
Rambam, Commentary to Mishnah, Sanhedrin ch. 10 (Thirteen Principles); a reliable siddur’s Yigdal/Ani Ma’amin; selected Tanakh passages assigned by the rabbi.
Practical observance
Complete an oral review of all thirteen principles in plain language.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: letters, vowels, and ten recurring siddur words. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 40–51; 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
Recite and explain all thirteen principles with no contradiction of Principles 8–9. II. Torah, People, and Hebrew This unit combines textual knowledge, lived practice, Hebrew growth, and rabbinic observation. Question numbers refer to the accompanying 906-question Path of Return Student Workbook.