Maalot Educational Network | Evaluated Learning Experience
Topics in Mishna Brura I (REL282)
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: dissect the subtleties and underlying principles of selected topics by analyzing classical Halachic sources -- the Shulchan Aruch and the Mishna Berurah -- with an emphasis on deriving practical conclusions and understanding halachic methodology and decipher and analyze the text of the Shulchan Aruch and the Mishna Berurah.
Major topics include the laws of washing hands in the morning; tzitzis; tallis; blessings on Torah; Shema; reading from the Torah; blessings after eating; muktzeh; trapping on Shabbos; Pesach; Sukkos; sukkahs. Topics may vary. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and textual preparation.