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Grades
Do's
Dont's
Content
100
These tell you where to put the desks
What is the blue tape on the floor
100
worth 5% of your grade, and you get it automatically each class unless you lose it
What is the behavior grade
100
The name for teachings from the era of the Mishnah
What are Tannaim (mishnah & baraitas)
100
This is what will happen to your cell phone if it comes out during class
What is spending a lovely day with Pat
100
Studying the values involved in making difficult medical decisions
What is medical ethics
200
the best way to reach rabbi dr siff
What is emailing dsiff@frankelja.org
200
worth 10% of your grade, and you have the opportunity to earn it each class
What is participation
200
That's how you record your attendance
What is initial the attendance roster
200
The kind of food you may not have in class
What is noisy
200
The first systemic codification of halacha
What is Maimonides' Code of Law (Mishnah Torah)
300
It's where to find homework
What is schoology
300
this week's parish
What is Eikev
300
These are the things you should bring to class
What are binder and paper, pen pencil & eraser, and notes and handouts?
300
an easy way to tell your fellow student "I don't care about what you are saying"
What is raising your hand when something else is talking
300
An in-depth discussion of the mishnah with many viewpoints, and often no clear answer, compiled around 800
What is the Talmud
400
The number of students who may go to the bathroom at once
What is one
400
an extended research project through the semester, on a topic of your choice
What is the final paper
400
the place you can find the attendance & cheating policies
What is the student handbook
400
These are inappropriate language
What is bullying, lash on hara, cruelty, curse words, or demeaning words
400
The 16th century code of Jewish law still considered authoritative by Orthodox Jews
What is the Shulchan Aruch
500
4 topics we will cover this semester
What are end of life decisions, aborting defective fetuses, stem cell research, and health care rationing
500
Regular quizzes which evaluate your understanding of the material covered
What are review quizzes?
500
The term for teachings pre-dating the Talmud, later than the Mishnah, quoted in the Talmud
What are Amoras/Amoraic
500
when you are allowed to have your iPad out
What is for homework and in class as instructed
500
Letters by rabbis answering halachic questions, often based in Talmud and codes
What are responsa/teshuvot?
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