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Functions Of A Shul
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Resource Type: Shiur in: English
Age 16 - 18
Group Size 5 - 30
Estimated Time: 90 minutes
Functions of a Shul.doc (761 KB)
Source sheet with the following sources:
· Rambam Tefilah Chapter 11
· Tefillah bezibor (halacha 1)
· Reading the torah (halachot 1-3,10,14)
· Speeches (halacha 3)
· Eulogy (halacha 7)
· There are halachot which teach us how to behave in the Shul (halachot 5,6,7,8 11)
· There are similarities between a shul and Bet HaMikdash (Halachot 2,11)
By: Aviad Tabory
Discuss
Ask the chanichim these questions:
· When did we start having shuls? (Already in the times of
· What are the differences between Beit HaMikdash and a shul? What are the similarities?
· What are the functions of a shul?
· I s a shul holy? If so, what creates this holiness?
· How should one behave in a shul if it is holy?
Chevruta
Have the chanichim prepare:
· Rambam Tefilah Chapter 11
Questions and Issues to Think About
· Functions of a shul
· Compare the shul to the Beit HaMikdash
Learn
Read the Rambam together with chanichim. Notice and sum up the following:
The functions of a shul are:
· Tefillah bezibor (halacha 1)
· Reading the torah (halachot 1-3,10,14)
· Speeches (halacha 3)
· Eulogy (halacha 7)
· There are halachot which teach us how to behave in the Shul (halachot 5,6,7,8 11)
· There are similarities between a shul and Bet HaMikdash (Halachot 2,11)
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