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1 קריאה #1: Skill בראשית פרק כג #2 Chumash Skills Sheet Assignment: Each member of your חברותא should practice reading the פרק to each other. Make sure you are paying attention to each other, noticing and pointing out each other s mistakes, and (nicely) correcting each other. The first member of the group should read the first 5,פסוקים then the other person read the next 5, etc., until you reach the end of the,פרק then read the whole פרק a second time, switching parts. For each group of 5,פסוקים the listener should try to keep count of how many mistakes the reader made. Then repeat, so that you each end up having read the entire פרק 2 times. How Many Mistakes Did the Reader Make? 1 st Time Reading 2 nd Time Reading פסוקים א -ה פסוקים ו -י פסוקים יא-טו פסוקים טז -כ 1

2 Skill #2: עיבריס,שפה,עברית,דקדוק Whatever you call it It s Grammar! For Reference: Plural Singular כ,ת,ב Feminine Masculine Feminine Masculine Person Verb Form כ ת ב נ ו כ ת בתי 1 st עבר Past Tense הווה Participle/ Present Tense כ ת ב ת ן כ ת ב ת ם כ ת ב ת כ ת ב ת 2 nd כ ת ב ו כ ת ב ה כ ת ב 3 rd כ ות ב כ ות בת כ ות בים כ ות ב ות נכ ת ב א כ ת ב 1 st עתיד תכ ת ב נ ה תכ ת ב ו תכ ת בי תכ ת ב 2 nd Future תכ ת ב נ ה יכ ת ב ו תכ ת ב יכ ת ב 3 rd Tense כ ת ב נ ה! כת ב ו כת בי! כ ת ב! צווי Imperative (Command) לכ ת וב Infinitive 2

3 Just like last time, except this time, I wrote the שורש into the box. You have to add in all the extra!!נקודות letters PLUS the ל מ,ד, Plural Singular Feminine Masculine Feminine Masculine Person Verb Form 1 st למד למד 2 nd למד למד למד למד ל מד 3 rd למד למד למד ל מד ל מד ל מד למד למד 1 st 2 nd למד למד למד למד 3 rd למד למד למד למד למד! למד! למד! למד! עבר Past Tense הווה Participle/ Present Tense עתיד Future Tense צווי Imperative (Command) למ ד Infinitive But wait, there s more! Turn to the next page for continued Grammar excitement!! 3

4 Now, turn to כג,פרק and find: a. 5 verbs that are written in future tense (even if they have a ו ההיפוך turning them into past tense). For each one, say whether it s 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd person, and whether it s masculine or feminine. (פסוק in (found 1) (פסוק in (found 2) (פסוק in (found 3) (פסוק in (found 4) (פסוק in (found 5) b. 2 verbs that are written in past tense (even if they have a ו ההיפוך turning them into past tense). For each one, say whether it s 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd person, and whether it s masculine or feminine. (פסוק in (found 1) (פסוק in (found 2) c. 1 verb that s written in צווי (imperative/command). Say whether it s 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd person, and whether it s masculine or feminine. (פסוק in (found 1) d. 2 verb that are written in the infinitive (פסוק in (found 1) (פסוק in (found 2) 4

5 Skill #3 Yes!! More Grammar!! Fill out each chart below! אנחנו I אני אתם אתה pl) You (fem, אתן את הם הוא הן היא Choose one of the words in the chart above and find a פסוק from anywhere תנ"ך in 1 that uses that word. Write out the פסוק below, in Hebrew and English, circling the word in each one. ל נו ל י ל כם ל ך ל כן לך ל הם לו ל ה ן/ל ן לה 4 of the words in the chart above are found in כג.פרק Find 2 of them and write the number of the,פסוק the phrase as it appears in the,פסוק and what it means, circling the word from the chart above. - פסוק 1) - פסוק 2) Choose one of the words in the chart above and find a פסוק from anywhere in תנ"ך that uses that word. Write out the פסוק below, in Hebrew and English, circling the word in each one. 11.תנ"ך Use the link from the Haiku page to search for that word in 5

6 ב נו בי ב כם ב ך ב כן ב ך ב הם /בם ב ו ב הן בה,פסוק Find it and write the number of the.פרק כג 1 of the words in the chart above is found in the phrase as it appears in the,פסוק and what it means, circling the word from the chart above. - פסוק 1) :שלי Now try it yourself with Choose one of the words in the chart above and find a פסוק from anywhere in תנ"ך that uses that word. Write out the פסוק below, in Hebrew and English, circling the word in each one. 6

7 Skill #4 גמטריה Gematria! Time to review those letters and numbers! Step 1: Fill out the numbers that correspond to the Hebrew letter. I included רש"י Look below to find a list of the more common תנ"ך vocabulary words from this section. Use a dictionary to look them up. Write the translation of each word next to it. For verbs I have given you the שורש in parentheses next to script just as an added bonus! You re welcome! ח ז ו ה ד ג ב א ח ז ו ה ד ג ב א ע ס נ מ ל כ י ט ע ס נ מ ל כ י ט ת ש ר ק צ פ ת ש ר ק צ פ Step 2: Your Name Game 1. Find the גמטריה of your own name (use your Hebrew name, first name only) = = אסתר For example: Mine is 2. Find another word (or multiple words together) that has(ve) the same גמטריה play around with letters that add up to the same number as your name adds up to. For example: 661= מדורה (=255, big fire) + שוק (=406, market) 7

8 3. Translate and look up the following פרק/פסוק references and write down the first 3 words of each one with translation: מלאכי ג:כב.a 1) Malachi 3:22 "זכרו תורת משה" (2 3) Remember the Torah of Moshe דברים ח:י.b במדבר טו:לח.c ירמיה לג:יא.d ויקרא יט:יח.e שמות כ:יד.f תהלים כז:ד.g בראשית מה:ג.h 4. Decode the following message:

9 ?(גמטריה How many (in numbers and?פרקים has the most תנ"ך 5. Which book of a. Book b. Number גמטריה c.?(גמטריה How many (in numbers and?פרקים has the second most תנ"ך 6. Which book of a. Book b. Number גמטריה c. Skills #5 General תנ"ך Knowledge :תורה of the פרשיות to fill out this chart of the תנ"ך Flip through the pages of your The פרשיות should all be written in Hebrew, with.נקודות If you go to the first פסוק of almost every There are some exceptions that aren t written at.נקודות you ll find the word written out with,פרשה the beginning, or that you ll have to go a few extra פסוקים to find. בראשית שמות ויקרא במדבר דברים 9

10 Skill #6 Critical Reading 1. Read through the פרק in English (this is the only one you should be looking at the English for). 2. Divide the פרק into smaller sections based on the content on what s going on in the story. 3. Give each section a descriptive title. There can be multiple ways to divide it, I m not looking for something specific, just something that makes sense. There should be more than 2 sections, but less than 12. Beyond that, you should use your judgement. 4. For each section, think of one question something that you don t understand, or that you feel is missing, etc. in פסוקים section Title Question 10

11 Wait, I thought I was done A few follow-up questions: 1. Rate the difficulty of each skill on this sheet from 1-10 (1= I could have done that in my sleep, 10= I think you have me confused with a tanakh expert). Then comment on anything that was particularly hard/easy about that section? Any ideas you have about a better way to practice this skill in the future? Any other comments קריאה Skill#1: a. 1) Rating: 2) Comments: b. Skill#2: Translation of Common Words 1) Rating: 2) Comments: c. Skill#3: Grammar 1) Rating: 2) Comments: גמטריה Skill#4: d. 1) Rating: 2) Comments: תורה of the פרשיות Knowledge "ך תנ e. Skill#5: General 1) Rating: 2) Comments: 11

12 f. Skill#6: Critical Reading 1) Rating: 2) Comments: 12

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