Taught only B2 today.

First we had an oral test on Shemuel Review. By and large, the students knew their stuff.

We worked on the halachot of choosing/being a king. The students are finishing up the work for homework. It's Eric Israeli's Bar-Mitzvah tonight, so they're pretty sressed out about completing the homework. Hopefully, some of the will figure ut that out next navi class is on Monday!

Class to be continued...

The Halacha of Choosing a King

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Rules of Kinship

Aim

The students will know where to find the law of kingship in the Torah

The students will understand the parameters of being a King of Israel.

Procedures

Learn Parshiyat Melachim in Devarim 17

Read. If there are Bar-Mitzvah Boys, have them hum a few bars…

Tools:

Blackboard

Koran Tanach

Pasuk Breakdown Worksheet

Rambam Hilchot Melachim Perek 1 Halacha 3 to 7 photocopy

Map of the Middle East including Egypt and Israel.

Laws of a King Worksheet

à ÷øô íéëìî úåëìä í"áîø

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ìåàùëå ,åðéã úéáå åðéáø äùî åäðéîù òùåäéë ,àéáð éô ìòå íéð÷æ íéòáù ìù ïéã úéá éô ìò àìà äìéçúá êìî ïéãéîòî ïéà

.åðéã úéáå éúîøä ìàåîù íðéîù ãåãå

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àì øùà éøëð ùéà êéìò úúì ìëåú àì øîàðù ,ìàøùéî åîà äéäúù ãò úåøåã äîë øçà åìéôà íéøâ ìä÷î êìî ïéãéîòî ïéà

úîà ìò äðåîî åìéôà ,äøùò øù åà íéùîç øù àì àáö øù àì ,ìàøùéáù úåøøù ìëì àìà ãáìá úåëìîì àìå ,àåä êéçà

ìë êìî êéìò íéùú êéçà áø÷î øîàðù ,ìàøùéî àìà àäé àìù àéùð åà ïééã øîåì êéøö ïéàå ,úåãùì äðîî ÷ìçîù íéîä

.êéçà áø÷î àìà åäé àì íéùî äúàù úåîéùî

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.ùéà àìà íäá íéðîî ïéà ìàøùéáù úåîéùî ìë ïëå ,äëìî àìå êìî êéìò øîàðù úåëìîá äùà ïéãéîòî ïéà

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...êìîä ïéçùåîù øçàîå

ìàøùé áø÷á åéðáå àåä åúëìîî ìò íéîé êéøàé ïòîì øîàðù äùåøé úåëìîäù ,íìåò ãò åéðáìå åì äëåæ äæ éøä

Questions:

Is George W. Bush allowed to be the king of Israel? Explain. Prove the answer from the text.

Is Mrs. Dworken allowed to be the king of Israel? Explain. Prove the answer from the text.

Who gets to choose the king? How does the answer fit in with current democratic practices? (The students will no doubt get the answer wrong, since the simple interpretation of the pasuk is rather fundamentalist. We will hint at the Rambam to get a better understanding of åá êéäìà ãåãé øçáé øùà.)
Enumerate the things the king must not do. Discuss "why not" for all of these. Use the Rambam to help understand the prohobitions.
Enumerate the things that a king must do. Discuss "why" for all of these.
What is the Goal of all of these commandments? Does the goal stated in pasuk 20 apply to the king’s duties or the prohibitions? How does this reason fit into our own "why" and "why nots"

The blackboard should look something like this when were done. If the kids put together the blackboard for themselves, more the better.

Must Be/Have	Must Do	Must Not Do
êéäìà ãåãé øçáé øùà	äøåúä äðùî úà åì áúë	íéñåñ åì äáøé àì
êìî	åééç éîé ìë åá àø÷å	äîéøöî íòä úà áéùé àì
(éøëð àì) êéçà áø÷î	åéäìà ãåãé úà äàøéì ãîìé	íéùð åì äáøé àì
åéðá	úàæä äøåúä éøáã ìë úà øîùì íúùòì äìàä íé÷çä úàå	åááì øåñé àì
		ãàî åì äáøé àì áäæå óñë
		åéçàî åááì íåø àì
		ìåàîùå ïéîé äåöîä ïî øåñ àì

The Halacha of Choosing a King Worksheet

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A King of Israel...

Must Be/ Must Have...	Must Do...	Must Not Do...