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Baruch She 'Amar Teaching Guide: by Torah Umesorah Chaim and Chaya Baila Wolf Brooklyn Teacher Center
Baruch She 'Amar Teaching Guide: by Torah Umesorah Chaim and Chaya Baila Wolf Brooklyn Teacher Center
Description:
A comprehensive lesson on the tefilla of Baruch She’amar complete with meshalim, stories,
and class activities. The lesson contains two parts; the ten expressions of Shem HaShem
(preceded by “Baruch”) and the rest of the bracha (beginning with “Baruch Ata…”). The words
of the tefilla are broken into small chunks with in depth explanations and meaning on each
part. The various insights are culled from Siddur Hameforash, Talilei Oros, Rav Twersky on
Prayer and Rav Schwab on Prayer. The children use a graphic organizer to take notes on the
information they are taught.
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Goals/Objectives:
Students will say the tefilla of Baruch She’amar with depth and understanding.
Materials Needed:
Refer to the individual lessons
Instructions:
1. Print graphic organizers for all the students.
2. Prepare and teach the individual lesson plans.
3. Create an assessment to test the students at the end of the unit.
בס"ד
ברוך שאמר
Chaim & Chaya Baila Wolf Brooklyn Teacher Center of Torah Umesorah
Sources:
Rav Schwab on Prayer
Rav Twersky on Prayer
טללי אורות
סידור המפורש
Classroom Usage:
I. Do Now
Write about an amazing event that happened in your life that you will always remember.
II. Motivation
Give your students 10 seconds to figure out how many times we say ברוךin ברוך שאמר. They can run up with
the answer.
III. Aim
What do we say in ?ברוך שאמר
IV. The Lesson: Introduction
A. In ספר יוחסין, we find that during the Neo-Persian Empire in בבלand adjacent countries, where the Jews
enjoyed relative autonomy, upon the appointment of a new ( ריש גלותאExilarch) there would be a
celebration in honor of the new leader on the Shabbos following the appointment. Part of the celebration
consisted of a choir of bachurim who would respond to the chazzan as he recited ברוך שאמר:
1. When he said ברוך שאמר והיה העולם, they responded: ברוך הוא.
2. When he said ברוך עשה בראשית, they responded: ברוך הוא.
3. When he said ברוך אומר ועשה, they responded: ברוך הוא.
4. The text of ברוך שאמרwas in common use as far back as this period, which was the time of Rabbanan
Savorai.
B. ברוך שאמרis composed of two parts:
1. Ten ideas that are expressions of Hashem’s name – the שם המפורש, are preceded
by "Baruch".
2. The actual bracha.
C. How to start
1. It is beneficial to use a graphic organizer to differentiate between the ברכות.
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2. Use your judgment to divide the information into several shorter lessons, according Graphic Organizer
to class level. Remember to begin each day’s lesson with a new motivation!
3. The first part of the lesson below will explain each of the aspects. The second part will explain the
bracha.
ברוך שאמר