BHS+Sanhedrin+-+Advanced+(2+semesters)

1) If property can be protected by taking life (Rashi) 2) Chazaka Aiyn Adam maamid atzmo al mimono (Rashi, Ran, Yad Rama) 3)Ask or shoot first (two braisas bottom of 72a-72b) 4) Exceptions to the rule (Father/Child, Meiri, fleeing Rambam) 5) Third party involvment (Vhika B'chol Adam) 6) Requirement to retreat? (Rashi, Meiri) 7) Self defence or Punishment? (Misas Beis DIn, Rashi, Rambam) 8) Defining which properties this applies to (two braisas, Rashi, Yad Rama, Rambam) 9) Night vs. Day (Rambam, Raavid) || 1) Reading Pesukim, Mishna, Gemara, Rishonim 2) Comparing Torah ideas to State and Federal Law. 3) Generalize from Gemara and Rishonim to develop genral rules which can be applied in other cases. 4) Evaluate different approaches to an issue. 5) Work in a group to develop consensus and present one group conclusion to varied issues. || [] || Packet from Mr. Robert Hutton (Glankler Brown), different State Laws researched by students, Israeli Law researched by students || Draft of Castle Doctrine for a Torah State || 1) Katan Harodef - Sanhedrin 72b Rav Huna and Rav Chisda 2) Significant times in the beginning of life: Nida 3:7,Sanhedrin 57b, Nida 8b, Ohalos 7:6 3) Rambam Rotzeach 1:9 4) Rav Moshe Feinstein's understanding of Rambam (Igros Moshe C.M. 2:69) 5) Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg's understanding of Rambam (Tzitz Eliezer 9:51, 11:43) 6) Additional considerations (Shevet HaLevi 7:308, Mishpatei Uziel 4:46) || 1) Read Mishna, Gemara, Rishonim, and Achronim 2) Analyze text and make generalizations and applications. 3) Evaluate different approaches. 4) Adopt a position and defend it. || [|google doc] ||  ||   || 2) Yad Rama/Rosh at whose expense? 3) Potential Risk 4) Shiurim from Rav Asher Weiss, Rabbi Dr. Howard Apfel, Rabbi Mordechai Willig, and Dr. Edward Reichman about live organ donation. Shiurim from Rabbi BArry Fruendel and RAbbi Michael Taubes about halachik health care models. ||  || [|google doc] || see shiurim linked in the doc, and Rav Asher ||   ||
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||~ **Assessment** ||
 * 1 || Aug 27 - Sep 27 || What are the rules/parameters of Haba BiMachteres? || the major issues of HaBa BiMachteres and Castle Doctrine.
 * 2 || Oct 10-Oct 25 || What are the two ways of understanding Kim Lei Mdiraba Minei and what are its parameters? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3 || Nov 1 - Nov 30 || What are and are not acceptable Halachik approaches to abortion? || major issues in halachik desicion making as regards the permissability or prohibition of abortions.
 * 4 || Dec 3 - Dec 17 || To what financial and physical extent does one need to put themselves out to save another? (halachik health care and live organ donation) || 1) Gemara Sanhedrin 73a (the obligation to save another)