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STUDENT WORKBOOK for
ROSH HASHANA
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INTRODUCTION
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How many kolot are blown on Rosh Hashanah?
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How many terurah’s does the Torah say we need to hear?
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According to Torah law, what must every terurah have before it?
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According to Torah law, what must every terurah have after it?
INTRODUCTION 5
To summarize: How many sets of shofar blasts do we need to hear according to the Torah?
What is the safek or doubt regarding the mitzvah of shofar?
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List all the variations that we blow in order to take care of this safek:
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Draw the length of each set of blasts that we blow for these variations:
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INTRODUCTION 9
Do the math: According to the Torah, we blow 30 kolot. How does this add up? ............+............+............+............=............ ............+............+............=............ ............+............+............=............ TOTAL SETS =............ TOTAL SETS x 3 = ............
10 Why did the Rabbanan decree that we should have two sets of 30 (to make 60 kolot)?
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Why do we add an additional 30 to make 90?
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Why do we add an additional 10?
INTRODUCTION
13 What is the final amount of kolot that we blow and why?
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According to the Rambam, how is the shofar a wake-up call and what should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
15 According to the Sefer HaChinuch, the shofar reminds us of Akeidat Yitzchak. What should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
16 According to the Vilna Gaon, the shofar declares that Hashem is our King. What should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
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Notes
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ROSH HASHANA
1
INTRODUCTION
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1
How many kolot are blown on Rosh Hashanah?
2
How many terurah’s does the Torah say we need to hear?
3
According to Torah law, what must every terurah have before it?
4
According to Torah law, what must every terurah have after it?
INTRODUCTION 5
To summarize: How many sets of shofar blasts do we need to hear according to the Torah?
What is the safek or doubt regarding the mitzvah of shofar?
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List all the variations that we blow in order to take care of this safek:
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Draw the length of each set of blasts that we blow for these variations:
3
INTRODUCTION 9
Do the math: According to the Torah, we blow 30 kolot. How does this add up? ............+............+............+............=............ ............+............+............=............ ............+............+............=............ TOTAL SETS =............ TOTAL SETS x 3 = ............
10 Why did the Rabbanan decree that we should have two sets of 30 (to make 60 kolot)?
4
11
Why do we add an additional 30 to make 90?
12
Why do we add an additional 10?
INTRODUCTION
13 What is the final amount of kolot that we blow and why?
14
According to the Rambam, how is the shofar a wake-up call and what should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
15 According to the Sefer HaChinuch, the shofar reminds us of Akeidat Yitzchak. What should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
16 According to the Vilna Gaon, the shofar declares that Hashem is our King. What should we be thinking about when the shofar is blown?
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Notes
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