Seder Hayom Mitzvah Badge

List of requirements

Step 1

1. Recite the verse V'zeh kol ha'adam from the “12 Pesukim” and explain its meaning.
2. Recite by heart the Modeh Ani prayer, and explain its meaning. Tell when it is recited.
3. Do the following:

   1. Describe the procedure for preparing, using, and disposing of negel vasser (morning bed-side hand washing);
   2. Demonstrate this daily for a full week.
4. Describe the proper method of getting dressed.
5. Describe the following:

   1. three (3) parts of the day, relative to the clock and the position of the sun;
   2. which Mitzvos are connected with each part of the day.
6. Using a Jewish calendar, show the following:

   1. the time of hadlakas neros (candle lighting) for the upcoming Shabbos;
   2. the latest time for the morning recital of the Shema;
   3. the next upcoming Jewish holiday;
   4. your upcoming Jewish birthday.
7. Explain the preparations one makes before going to sleep.

Step Two

1. Explain the following:

   1. the source of one's parnosah (livelyhood);
   2. the lesson of the saying “the one who is rich is he who is happy with his lot”.
2. Do the following:

   1. Explain how you should give Tzedokoh from your income.
   2. Explain to whom one should give tzedakah and in what order.
   3. Show that you give tzedakah daily and double on Friday for Shabbos.
3. Show that you give Tzedakah daily and double on Friday for Shabbos.
4. Explain what must be done when one finds money or an object.
5. For the following limbs, name something which is harmful to them physically, and something which can harm them spiritually, and how they should be avoided:

   1. eyes;
   2. ears;
   3. mouth;
   4. brain.
6. Explain the proper method for cutting hair and nails.
7. Explain the following terms and their significance:

   1. tzeis hakochovim;
   2. chatzos halailah;
   3. alos hashachar;
   4. netz hachamah;
   5. chatzos hayom;
   6. plag haminchah;
   7. shkias hachamah.
      
      

Step Three

1. Explain the following events in a Jewish life.

   1. Birthdays;
   2. Bris milah;
   3. Pidyon haben (redemption of firstborn males);
   4. Age three;
   5. Age nine;
   6. Bar or bas mitzvah;
   7. Wedding;
   8. Yartzeits (of ancestors and Jewish leaders).
2. Do the following:

   1. Explain the importance of learning Torah;
   2. Explain how one can use time productively when traveling;
   3. Learn and recite some Torah by heart.
3. Do the following in order:
4. Make a budget of your current money on hand, income, expenses, savings, and tzedakah for a two-week period.
5. For a two-week period, track all of your expenses, income, savings, and tzedakah, trying to keep to your budget.
6. Afterwards, compare your actual finances with your budget, and explain the reasons for the differences and what you could have done better.
7. Explain the terms;

   1. Tzeis Hakochovim
   2. Chatzos Halaylah
   3. Alos Hashachar
   4. Neitz Hachamah
   5. Chatzos Hayom
   6. Plag Hamincha
   7. Shekiyas Hachamah
8. Show knowledge of five (5) laws which are related to shmiras hanefesh v'haguf (protecting the soul and body from harmful influences).
9. Describe cheshbon hanefesh (personal accounting) and four (4) times in which it is should be done.
10. Explain what is an “Aseh Lecho Rav”.