Week 45 · The Jewish Year
Purim
Questions 781–804
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Objectives
Explain this week’s central concepts accurately, respectfully, and in clear language.
Answer Questions 781–804 in complete sentences and correct them after discussion.
Connect belief and law to observable practice in home, synagogue, and community.
Core content
Megillah; four mitzvot; Amalek; fast; gifts; charity; meal; costumes; Al haNissim.
Required reading
Siddur and machzor; Haggadah; practical festival guide; selected Tanakh and rabbinic sources for each season.
Practical observance
Learn the four mitzvot of Purim by participating or practicing as directed by the sponsoring rabbi; follow a complete Megillah reading.
Hebrew strand
Practice 10–15 minutes daily: festival texts, Haggadah, and calendar terms. Record one passage that became easier this week.
Homework and reflection
Complete written responses for 781–804; 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
Identify Purim’s four mitzvot and explain their recipients, timing, and practical requirements.