Bnot Torah Institute » beit-midrash http://bnottorah.com Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Mission Accomplished: The Chumash Paper! http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/02/21/mission-accomplished-the-chumash-paper/ http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/02/21/mission-accomplished-the-chumash-paper/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:09:02 +0000 Rabbi Michael Green http://bnottorah.com/?p=1184 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 she's really warm and awesome and 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. Click “Read More” to read the full description and see all of the slideshow pictures!]]> 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 she’s really warm and awesome and 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 Beit Midrash Tutors to help us find and work through all kind of sources. They were there during Beit Midrash time, during the breaks, and at our Night Beit Midrash sessions. 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 Teacher, Mrs. Ariella Gofman who was there for us before and after classes, in the Beit Midrash, at night and whenever we needed her :-)


]]> http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/02/21/mission-accomplished-the-chumash-paper/feed/ 0 Inspiration & Growth Through our Chumash Paper http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/01/26/inspiration-growth-through-the-chumash-paper/ http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/01/26/inspiration-growth-through-the-chumash-paper/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:10:54 +0000 Rabbi Michael Green http://bnottorah.com/?p=1149 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... Click “Read More” to read the full description and see all of the slideshow pictures!]]> 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 part of Sharfman’s and 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!

Why?

Because even when we are learning and in the Beit Midrash, Sharfman’s makes sure that learning and growing is always a FUN experience.

It’s so awesome to hear our voices in unity speaking the beautiful words of Torah. It’s the most amazing feeling to finally put all of our research into our very own Chumash Report Sefer. It is certainly something that I will forever treasure as a memento of my accomplishment and academic growth throughout my year at Sharfman’s. To me, the Chumash Report is not just the about research, it’s about the exploration of our heritage at the deepest textual level…and I’ll get to keep these memories for the rest of my life.

]]> http://bnottorah.com/blog/2012/01/26/inspiration-growth-through-the-chumash-paper/feed/ 1 Bnot Torah Beit Midrash Experience! http://bnottorah.com/blog/2011/11/07/bnot-torah-beit-midrash-experience/ http://bnottorah.com/blog/2011/11/07/bnot-torah-beit-midrash-experience/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:52:28 +0000 Rabbi Michael Green http://bnottorah.com/?p=747 I thought I'd share with you a little bit of the Bnot Torah Beit Midrash. Our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! 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. In addition to teaching us in a classroom setting, he is always present to answer our textual to Hashkafic and Halachic questions that we pose to him. 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... Click “Read More” to read the full description and see all of the slideshow pictures!]]> I thought I’d share with you a little bit of the Bnot Torah Beit Midrash. Our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! 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. In addition to teaching us in a classroom setting, he is always present to answer our textual to Hashkafic and Halachic questions that we pose to him.

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.

The Sharfman’s Beit Midrash is a place of growth through Torah. It is a place where everyone in our school has one common denominator: learning to love the Torah you learn :-)

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