Bnot Torah Blog
Mission Accomplished: The Chumash Paper!
February 17, 2010
After 6 weeks of effort and research, I now look back and feel accomplishment and success like never before! This Chumash Paper was not just any report that was due. Instead, It is something that I will always have and forever keep 
It’s not just what we learned, it’s how we’ve learned to learn and even more than that. It’s how we’ve learned how enjoyable learning really is…Plus, Sharfman’s brought in plenty of extra tutors to help us find and work through all kind of sources. They were there during Beit Midrash time, during the breaks, and at night. Best of all, the tutor’s were really cute and I felt that they really wanted to help me with all of my questions! I think that what I got most out of doing the Chumash Paper was a real appreciation of how relevant the Torah is to us personally and how it really shows us how to live a meaningful life. Special thanks to our fantastic Chumash teachers, Mrs. Ariella Gofman and Mrs. Chaya Ochs, who were there for us before and after classes, in the Beit Midrash, at night and whenever we needed them!
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Inspiration & Growth Through the Chumash Paper
February 11, 2010
Every year around this time, we are all in full swing working towards the final steps of the Chumash Paper. And so, our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! There are so many of us who are researching our own personal topic. By now we have spent countless hours pouring over various sources and texts ranging from a Ramban to a Rav Dessler. In fact, many of us have stayed late into the night or researched on Motzei Shabbat various Seforim that we have available in the comfortable confines of our Bnot Torah Beit Midrash. Plus, we have had many weeks to work on it and tons of help from the many knowledgeable Chonechet’s and Beit Midrash Tutors who are ready to assist you to help you understand the depth of of our heritage. These amazing women are provided by the School to help us complete the most hardest of sources, or to decipher a particular Kli Yakar, and so on and so forth.
Honestly, when we started the Chumash Report, l was afraid of getting just a little bit overwhelmed.
Instead, the opposite has happened!
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Bnot Torah Beit Midrash Experience
November 11, 2009
Guest Post by Bruchie Werzberger
Our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! There are so many voices in unity speaking the beautiful words of Torah. It’s the most amazing feeling, whether it’s preparing for a Chumash Prep and delving into the Meforshim or simply learning one of the many Seforim from the library, or having a Chavruta, there is always something to do to further our growth and academic knowledge of Torah. Plus, there’s many knowledgeable Chonechet’s and Beit Midrash Tutors at your finger tips ready to assist you to help you understand the depth of of our heritage. These amazing women are here to guide us in the right direction and form everlasting bonds. Of course, one of the highlights of our Beit Midrash experience is that we have access to our very own Halachic Posek: Rabbi Dovid Oratz.
Mission Accomplished: The Chumash Paper
February 24, 2009
After 6 weeks of effort and research, I now look back and feel accomplishment and success like never before! This Chumash Paper was not just any report that was due. Instead, It is something that I will always have and forever keep It’s not just what we learned, it’s how we’ve learned to learn and even more than that. It’s how we’ve learned how enjoyable learning really is…After 6 weeks of effort and research, I now look back and feel accomplishment and success like never before! This Chumash Paper was not just any report that was due. Instead, It is something that I will always have and forever keep
It’s not just what we learned, it’s how we’ve learned to learn and even more than that. It’s how we’ve learned how enjoyable learning really is…
To start off, each of us met with our Chumash teacher (who BTW they are really warm and awesome, they really gave us sooo much this year I can’t even tell you) to choose a Mitzvah or topic from Chumash that really moved us, and that we wanted to understand better. For the next 6 weeks, we studied the Pesukim and compared what the Meforshim had to say about them. We worked on understanding not only the story or the Mitzvah and the Halachot, but also the meanings behind things.
Plus, Sharfman’s brought in plenty of extra tutors to help us find and work through all kind of sources. They were there during Beit Midrash time, during the breaks, and at night. Best of all, the tutor’s were really cute and I felt that they really wanted to help me with all of my questions!
I think that what I got most out of doing the paper was a real appreciation of how relevant the Torah is to us personally and how it really shows us how to live a meaningful life. Special thanks to our fantastic Chumash teachers, Mrs. Ariella Gofman and Mrs. Chaya Ochs, who were there for us before and after classes, in the Beit Midrash, at night and whenever we needed them!
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