Week 18 · The Jewish Weekday
Shacharit II: The Weekday Amidah
Questions 306–327
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 306–327 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Standing prayer; three opening blessings; petitions; repentance, forgiveness, redemption, healing, livelihood.
Required reading
The community’s siddur; Donin on prayer and blessings; a current practical halakhic guide selected by the sponsoring rabbi.
Practical observance
Annotate the Amidah by praise, petition, and thanksgiving; practice silent posture and bowing.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: accurate reading of blessings and service headings. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 306–327; 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
Summarize each blessing’s theme without reducing prayer to a wish list.