Religious Study - Mishna

Course Name: Meet the Mishnah – Masechet Berachot

Course Details: Mishnah Masechet Berachot

For Grades: 4-8

The student will learn the following skills during this course: 

• Text reading and comprehension

• Basic Mishnah vocabulary and terms

• Identifying key words to help map out the Mishnah

• Understanding the structure of the Mishnah

• Identifying and explaining arguments in the Mishnah

• Creating a chart to map positions in the Mishnah

The student will learn the following Judaic knowledge: 

• The meaning of key phrases and verses in the Shema

• How to calculate a halachic day

• The structure of Shacharit and Arvit

• Halachic concepts including לכתחילה and בדיעבד, העוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה, מצוות צריכות כוונה

The student will understand:

• The structure of the chapters of Shema, 

• Why we recite each chapter of Shema each morning and evening

• Different categories of blessings (long, short, etc)

• The nature and significance of כוונה with regard to mitzvot