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Pirkei Avot: A Broken Transmission

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Moshe received the Torah at Sinai and transmitted it to Yehoshua, Yehoshua to the Elders, and the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets to the Men of the Great Assembly. They said three things…” Pirkei Avot details the transmission of our …

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Jul 5, 2021

Pirkei Avot: Let's Start at the Beginning

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In our introductory post to Pirkei Avot we wondered why Rebbe, in editing the Mishna, did not begin with Pirkei Avot, containing as it does the Avot, the fundamental teachings of our faith. It is true that Avot would make a great—maybe even the…

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Jun 10, 2021

An Introduction to Pirkei Avot

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Last year and this, I have had the pleasure of learning and teaching Pirkei Avot. There is no better way to learn than by teaching and no greater way to clarify one’s thoughts than by writing. In that vein I present some introductory thoughts on…

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Jun 8, 2021

e-TiM: Pirkei Avot: Lessons for Today

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Pirkei Avot is perhaps the best known of the tractates of the Mishna. Deceptively simple, it conveys the best and deepest of Jewish values, wisdom and ethics. Join Rabbi Kelman for an in-depth study of this most relevant of tractates. The August 13…

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Apr 1, 2021

e-TiM: Masters of the Mishnah

Shulie Mishkin

Feb. 11, 1:00 pm: A Post Temple Life: Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, Rabban Gamliel and Yavne Feb. 18, 1:00 pm: Winds of War: Rabbi Akiva and the Bar Kokhba Revolt Feb 25:Purim: No Class Mar. 4, 1:00 pm: The Survivors Rebuild: Rabbi Meir and the post…

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Feb 6, 2021