Week 34 · Shabbat
Shabbat Practicum and Oral Examination
Questions Cumulative 400–591
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Objectives
Demonstrate integrated Shabbat knowledge and practice.
Review Questions 400–591 and complete the instructor’s cumulative written and oral assessment.
Core content
Integrated Shabbat observance; home preparation; prayer; meals; melachah reasoning; delight and rest.
Required reading
Donin on Shabbat; a current Orthodox Shabbat manual approved by the rabbi; siddur sections for Kabbalat Shabbat, Kiddush, services, and Havdalah.
Practical observance
Spend a complete Shabbat with approved mentors; demonstrate preparation and synagogue skills; submit a candid learning log. Follow the sponsoring rabbi’s pre-conversion directions.
Hebrew strand
Review core Shabbat prayers and ritual texts in the community’s siddur.
Homework and reflection
Review corrected responses to Questions 400–591 and identify every answer that depends on local custom or rabbinic ruling.
Submit a one-page Shabbat practicum reflection.
Rabbinic checkpoint
The rabbi observes consistent practice, sound judgment, joy, honesty about errors, and readiness to keep learning. V. Kashrut, Home, and Life Cycle 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.