Biblical Literature -- Chumash Year End Assessment Create Two Source Sheets in Sefaria.
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ShareOne, using "pshat" and "midrash" that we have studied in class.
Use either the Bamidbar (The Scouts or Moses Strikes the Rock)
or Vayikra (Holiness Codes Texts)
One, from Shmot or Devarim, where you will use the pshat that we have studied,
a midrash that you must find, and your own personal midrash.
Use either the Bamidbar (The Scouts or Moses Strikes the Rock)
or Vayikra (Holiness Codes Texts)
One, from Shmot or Devarim, where you will use the pshat that we have studied,
a midrash that you must find, and your own personal midrash.
Add the "pshat text" (2 or 3 pasukim) that you will be creating this Source Sheet for here. Add the text in both Hebrew and English (in Sefaria). From the + (blue circle, press add and then type in the book, perek and pasuk (i.e. Breisheet 1:1 or Shemot 2:2)
Context: Explain where this text comes within the story of Torah. What is important about this "pshat"? What is the contextual meaning that is important?
Type in the commentary/midrash here that you think is a really great commentary. Be sure to include who the author of the commentary is.
Explain why you believe that the midrash that you chose is so meaningful or important. What does the midrash add to the pshat? Explain something about the commentator as part of this section.
Type in your personal midrash here regarding this text here. Minimum of 250 words. Be sure to include how your study of the pshat and midrash could impact your life today, and why you chose this text from all of the choices that were available to you.