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A Jewish/halahkic worldview on mans relationship with fellow-man, self and God Non Jews: Questions/issues Sources

Unit 1

Sheva Mitzvot Bnei Noach

1)Tzelem elokim(man vs animal) Genesis 1:26 2)Ramban 1:26 3) Gen 2:15-17 4) Sanhedrin 56a (listing of sheva mitzvot and source) 5)HL Milachim 9:1 6) Genesis 9:1-8 7)bereishis raba 8(conversation with melachim)

Unit 2

Halakhic obligations toward non-jews:Love,Respect ?

1)Kavod habriyos(shemos 20:23) 2) Berachos 17a 3)Ramabm Tzedaka, mishpat hesed(moreh nevucihim 4)Rambam-Hilchot Avadim (last hal.) 5)T.Y Shimon ben Shetach 1)Ribis(psukim) 2) Avedah (psukim) 3)hatzalah 4) avedah: yoreh deah 266 5)hazalah: Yoreh deah 158 6)Bar hagola 348 7)Ramabam tzedakah:darchei shalom 8)Hilcot tzedaka for non jews as 1)Genesis 17:1-7 2)Genesis 18:18-25(Sedom) 3)Genesis 21:33 (rashi on ashel) 4)Sotah 10b 5)Maimonides Sefer HaMitzvot 3: 6)Maimonides(letter to r. hasdai) 1)Avos 3:14 2)Deuteronomy (avos) 3)Maimonides hilchot avodah zarah 1

Unit 3

Rabbinic attitude towards Gentiles: difficult sources

Unit 4

Avraham/Ben Noach

Unit 5

Election of Israel:role and purpose in the world

(bechiras yisroel)moreh nevuchim 3)Am segula 4)AZ 2b 5)Rosh hashana musaf 5)

Value of Family Unit 6 Conception of marriage. Why should a person get married? 1)Genesis 2:16-20 2) YeB 63A (SAN 76B)beginning aven hezer 3)Vayikra rabbah 8:1 4)Sotah 2a 5Yevamos 61b(ps. D rav kahana) 4)Genesis- Eliezar 5)Yaacov and Leah 6)Avos (ahava tiluya) 7)Dovid and Yonatan 8)Maimonides and Aristotle on friendship(perush hamishna) 9) Family Redeemed 1) Women prohphet (talmud pesachim and megila) 2) Mishne torah (nevuah) 3)Sarah and Yishmael 4)Nidah (45b) 5)Beresheis Rabbah(parzufim) 6)Bruriah 7 Family redeemed 8)hesped for rebetzin of talne 1)Mishne Sotah 2) Rambam Hilchot TT(women learning) 3)Shabbat 33:(datan kallot) datan kalas 4)Avodah zarah 18 amud bet rashi on masah bruriah 1)Kohelet rabbah 3:16 (yetzer hara) 2sukkah 51:(abaye)

Unit 7 Unit 8

Role of Women in Bible

Unit 9

Women and torah learning:should there be differences between man and women in this are

Unit 10

Sexuality/ pleasure

3)minachot (tzizit) 4)beitzah(rashi neshama yiserah) 5)Maimonides Hl. Deos(nazir and fasting ) 6)r. soloveitchik Hma on pleasure 7)Berkovitz(Judaic sexual ethic)

Self: Human Perfection Unit 16 Virtue :Knowledege, talmud torah and the challenge of arrogance. 1)Hilcot Deot-ram 2)Megillah 27 amud bet 28.. 3)Birkas Hatorah 4)Maimonides:chelek torah lishma 5)Hor. 10 b 6)Berakhos 28b 7)Kiddushin(rav aha) 8)Majesty and Humility Sotah::5 amud alef..

Unit 17

Wealth: pursuit of money and happiness

Unity 18

Beer@ramaz.org

Unit 19

Relation to God Unit 25 Ahava and Yirah Psukim mishlei (Akaidah?) Tephilas chana Mitava tephila shel tzadikim Mevakesh rahimim al havero Choni hamagel Maimonides hl tephila 1Tzadimkim being mitpalel(brachos)

Unit 26

tephila

Avos mitaken/korban Meg. 18a (shevach excessive) First three berachos

Unit 27

Commandments

Unit 28

Reward Punishment and suffering

Tziztzit Yisurim shel ahava(5a)

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