Here are your homework questions:
1. In the story of Abraham and Isaac, why do you think G-d tested Abraham to see if he would sacrifice Isaac? What do you think was going through Isaac's head? Abraham's? Sarah's?
2. What do you think are the important differences between celebrating Rosh Hashanah and observing Yom Kippur? Besides naming their differences, what are the emotional differences you should experience on these different days?
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When you are posting please follow these rules:
1. Your posts should be between 4-5 sentences.
2. Your posts should be insightful and thought provoking. Do not just give me facts. Provide quotes from the story if you have access to it and give your opinion. You are entitled to your own opinion.
3. When answering these questions, please put the number of the question before your answer.
4. After you post your answers, come back 2-3 days later (but before school next Sunday) and respond to two of your classmates answers. *When you are responding to your classmates answer please write their name and then your response. Your response should be 3-4 sentences. Your response should not be "I agree" or "I disagree". If you agree with their response, say why and expand on that, maybe ask them another question, or bring up another point to see if they agree, and if you don't agree, say why, but do NOT tell your classmate that they are wrong.
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1. I think that G-d tested Abraham to see if he would sacrifice Isaac because then he would know if Abraham would be faithful to him or if he would try and sacrifice something else.
ReplyDelete1A. I think that Isaac was thinking that he hoped Abraham wouldn't offer him as a sacrifice to G-d, I think Sarah was hoping that Abraham wouldn't give their son to G-d and I think that Abraham was thinking that there must be another way than sacrificing Isaac.
2. I think that the differences between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are that you always celebrate the new year on Rosh Hasana and on Yom Kippur you are thinking of all the bad things you may have done.
2A. I think the emotional differences between Rosh Hashana and Yom KIpur is that you are happy on Rosh Hashana and on Yom Kipur you are thoughtful because you think of all the sins you might have.
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