Aims

• To enable the students to learn the following areas of Halocho in depth:

1. Hilchos Basar b’Chalav – building on work from year 7
2. Hilchos Tevilas Keilim
3. Hilchos Brochos
4. Hilchos Yom Tov

• To develop students understanding of halachic concepts and application to real-life situations.

Content

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Yom Tov – Review of Basic Halochos and additional Halochos (5)

• Rosh Hashana
• Yom Kippur
• Chanuka

Hilchos Tevilas Keilim (3-4)

• Background to the mitzvah, basic overview
• Which keilim needed tevilah
• Performing the Tevilah

Hilchos Seuda (3)

·       Netilas Yodayim for seuda

·       Bread and Mezonos

·       Brachos on food during meals

Hilchos Brochos (2-3)

• Ikar v’Tofel
• When food changes form
• Birkas Hamozon

Meat and Milk (4)

• General Outline
• Separation and Milk and Meat
• Waiting between Meat and Milk
• Knives, Ovens and other Shaalos

Yom Tov – Review of Basic Halochos and additional Halochos (6)

·       Purim

·       Pesach

·       Sefiras Haomer / Dinei Aveilus during the Omer

·       Shavuos

The Three Weeks  and Tisha B’Av  (1-2)

More in-depth halochos

Shabbos (7)

• M’leches Koseiv
• M’leches Mochek
• M’leches Melabein
• M’leches Mavir
• Hachono (if time)
• Schar Shabbos (if time)

Questions and answer sessions on varied topics (3)

Assessment

Worksheets. Test before Winter break. End of year examination