Tuesday in class we finished up talking about Ein Keloheinu and Adon Olam and moved onto Birkat Shalom. Just like with the last 2 prayers, Birkat Shalom has 3 key themes or ideas:
1. It is considered the last of the prayers, and is the last prayer of the Amidah.
2. It includes the priestly blessings.
3. It has 2 different versions; Ashkenazic and Sephardic.
We spent some time talking about the priestly blessings and how the Cohanim (priests) were in charge of blessing the rest of the Jewish people. But when the Temple fell, they could no longer give the blessing, so the Amidah was created, along with the Birkat Shalom, as a substitute. We also discussed that Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews are distinguished by where they come from.
The 2 prayers that make the Birkat Shalom are Shalom Rav and Sim Shalom. We read Shalom Rav, and sang it, and will read Sim Shalom next week in class. We talked a lot about roots and how to find words that have the same root, such as Baruch, B'racha, Birkat, and Barcheinu.
Some questions to think about:
- Why are the Birkat Shalom a substitute for the priestly blessings?
- What are the 2 main roots we discussed that are found in the Birkat Shalom?
- In what prayer are the Birkat Shalom located? When do we say this prayer?
The homework sheet is attached. There are only 2 changes:
1. In addition to the translation activities listed, please finish the translation activity on page 6 that we started in class.
2. We will get to the vocabulary words next week, so don't worry about them yet.
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B'shalom,
Arielle
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