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TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF BETTY & MAURICE BIRNBAUM & ESTA & JACK RONSON
Instructor’s Guide
for Torah Live’s
Sabbath
The Ultimate Treasure
Part 1
Version 1.2
“It is rare to see talent of this order used to so high and holy
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Will unlock the doors of learning to many.”
— Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
SABBATH:
The Ultimate Treasure
Sponsored by
Stuart & Stephanie
Ronson
To Perpetuate the Memory of
Betty & Maurice Birnbaum
and Esta & Jack Ronson
Instructors’ Guide for Torah Lives
Sabbath: The Ultimate Treasure
Part 1
Version 1.2
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Thank you ......................................................................................................................4
Instructions.....................................................................................................................5
Latest Version ............................................................................................................5
Screen Resolution ......................................................................................................5
Pointer ........................................................................................................................5
Lesson Plan ................................................................................................................6
Navigation..................................................................................................................6
Settings Page..............................................................................................................7
System Requirements.................................................................................................7
Contact Us..................................................................................................................7
Speaking Notes ..............................................................................................................8
Introduction................................................................................................................8
Reasons ....................................................................................................................27
Source of Blessing ...................................................................................................31
Work ........................................................................................................................36
Beis HaMikdash.......................................................................................................53
Abstaining from Work .............................................................................................65
Peace of Mind ..........................................................................................................81
Conclusion ...............................................................................................................88
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Thank you
Stuart and Stephanie Ronson — the visionaries behind this project. Your help and
generosity made this dream a reality.
Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits and Rabbi Reuven Leuchter for clarifying many of the
ideas
Rabbi Eliyahu Falk for the use of his notes
Rabbi Shaul Goldman for researching various parts of the presentation
Rabbi Leiby Burnham and Rabbi Dovid Tugendhaft for reviewing parts of the
manuscript at various stages and offering their input
Rabbi Reuven Poupko and Rabbi Dovid Solomon for help with translating
Rabbi Zave Rudman for providing inspiration and content for the section on zemiros
Rabbi Moshe Slonim, mashgiach of Angel’s bakery help in the behind-the-scenes
“Challah” clip
Rabbi Benzion Klatzko, founder of Shabbat.com, for permission to use the “Sabbath
demonstration” clip
Ayala, Jonny, and Elchanan Finn for acting in the Sabbath meal videos
Shimon and Zahavit Lazar for hosting the Sabbath meal clips in their house, and their
children Aliza, Noa, Tzvi, and Ayelet Hashachar for starring in them
Yael and Bennett Kaplan for hosting some of the Sabbath preparation clips in their
home
Meir Roth, Tehilla Roth, and Avigail Kaplan for starring in the Sabbath preparation
clip
Charlie Harary and Elisheva Perlman (Ohr Naava) for permission to include the
“Disconnect” movie
Students of Machon Yaakov for being the first sounding board for the first draft of the
presentation
To my wife Becky for her ongoing support and dedication
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Instructions
Latest Version
Torah Live will be updating these speaker notes with corrections and new
suggestions. To make sure you have the most recent version, visit our website,
www.torahlive.com and click on the treasure chest tab, where you will find a section
called Presentation Materials. The version you have at the moment is 1.2.
Screen Resolution
For best visual effect, the presentation should run in full screen. That way the
audience does not see all the ugly files sitting on your desktop! You can turn the full
screen mode on at any time by pressing the Escape key on your keyboard. Subsequent
presses of the Escape key will toggle between full screen mode on and off.
The graphics have been created to display at 1024 x 768 pixels. Since scaling the
window larger and smaller will alter this resolution, the presentation has been set to
disallow resizing. Turning on the full screen feature will force the presentation to
display at optimum size (1024 x 768) so that you and your audience can enjoy the
presentation at its best.
Pointer
You can give the presentation without having to touch the keyboard or mouse-pad by
using a remote control pointer to forward to the next slide. This gives you the freedom
to walk around the room, interacting with students and answering questions, without
having to stand right next to the computer. Many remote controls come with built-in
lasers, allowing you to point a red dot at the screen to draw attention to words or
pictures.
We recommend the HiRO H50064 3-In-1 2.4GHz WiFi Presenter with Laser Pointer
and Wireless Mouse available from Amazon here. (No, we don’t get a commission!)
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Lesson Plan
• This material was not organized into a PowerPoint presentation, where you must
begin with the first slide and follow a linear path until you reach the end. It is, rather,
presented as a flexible program, allowing you to pick and choose sections to teach,
depending on the time available and your audience.
Navigation
• You can navigate around the various parts of the presentation by clicking on the
menu headings on the main menu screen, which will open up sub-menus. If you want
to return at any point to the previous menu or main menu, use the “bread crumbs” on
the top left of the screen (circled in red below.)
• To move back and forth within each section, hover the cursor around the right-hand
part of the screen (cursor should change from arrow to hand) and click. To move back
a frame, hover around the left side of the screen and click. You can also use the
pointer to do this by going into the settings page and using the Define Pointer buttons.
Remember to choose Save.
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• Another way to move back and forth between frames is with the Left and Right
arrow keys: Right arrow = next frame; Left arrow = previous frame.
Settings Page
You can access the settings page from the left-most icon at the top of the main menu
(circled in red below). There you will be able to select how you want the heading
items on the main menu to appear: with a swoosh sound or without; with the falling in
effect or without. You can also choose which keys, on the pointer or keyboard, will
move a slide backward and forward. (Make sure to save your selection before
exiting.)
System Requirements
• The presentation is designed to run on either a PC or Mac (OS 10.4.x or greater).
Contact Us
Need technical support? Visit our FAQ page on www.torahlive.com or write to
Speaking Notes
Introduction
FIRST SHOW ABOVE CLIP, THEN SAY:
Welcome to Torah Live’s presentation, Sabbath: The Ultimate Treasure.
Over the coming hour, we are going to be learning exactly why these people and
many more like them feel so strongly about the Sabbath, otherwise known as
Shabbos.
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