Passage 3/4 Torah Reading: Blog #1

I am doing this passage on Torah Reading,my proposal is as follow:

Proposal for Passage


Discipline and how the Passage addresses the discipline:

Practical skills:

The passage addresses the discipline because in Judaism you are called at times to read from the Torah. Living in that community it is expected of you that you know these skills. My passage will help me learn these skills, so I can make practical use of them.

Questions to be answered:
1. What are the Jewish laws, customs and practices regarding the public reading of the Torah?
2. How have they developed over time?
3. How do they differ amongst varies segments of the Jewish community?
4. Why is it important to learn about my religion?
5. Why I am I doing this passage?
Goals:
1. Learn about Torah reading, such as which sections are read during different times of the year. Weekdays, the Sabbath, and holidays. Customs, history Etc.

2. Increasing my knowledge of reading Hebrew, for example vowels.

3. Learning how to read the Torah, including the trup-Musical notations which govern the chanting of the Torah.

4. Forming a drive to learn about the Torah and about my religion.

5. How a Torah scroll is made by the scribe, his process. Similar to Teffilin.

6. Reading the Torah in front of the congregation of my Shul. This would be my final goal, and will most likely happen after my passage is done. It would be a continuation of the passage process.

Role of the expert:

My experts in this passage will be my father in teaching me how to read the Torah. It would also include the Rabbi of my Shul for the asking of questions of the laws that are not known to my father.

How I will use in class time:
I will use class time at first reading the book my father got for me on the Torah reading. After I finish the book it will be spent studying the Torah reading, most likely in a separate room.
Timeline for completion:
In planner.

I realize this is a lot of work; however I learned from my last passage that if you get started right away you can get it done. And I plan on getting it done.