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Chapters of Our Fathers
Dovid Rosenfeld
Beit Shemesh, Israel
Pirkei Avos, literally Chapters of Our Fathers, is a section of the Mishna,
one of the most fundamental works of the Jewish Oral Law. The Mishna was
authored in the third century C.E., and discusses laws and customs of
virtually all areas of Judaism, ranging from holidays, dietary laws, Temple
service, marriage and divorce, and civil law. It records opinions of
scholars from approximately the five centuries preceding the Mishna's
writing. Pirkei Avos is the only section, or tractate, of the Mishna which
is devoted exclusively to the ethical and moral statements of the Sages. For
this reason, it is usually referred to in English as Ethics of Our Fathers.
In this class, Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld uncovers the beauty and depth of the
Mishna. He brings to life the words of the Sages in their original form,
revealing their timelessness and relevancy, and discusses fundamentals of
Jewish philosophy and psychology in clear and communicative style.
Dovid Rosenfeld is a native of the Washington D.C. area. He received Rabbinic Ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College in 1992, while also holding a Masters in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a senior educator in Kollel Bet Zvi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel. He is also involved in a project devoted to the writing and dissemination of the Torah lectures of R. Yochanan Zweig. He is the author of Torah.org's highly popular Maimonides Views Life class. He resides in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, together with his wife and children.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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ARTICLES ON
VAYERA:
From Dust to Gold Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5761
Is He Really Humble? Shlomo Katz - 5760
Only Dust (And Ashes) In The Wind Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5764
 Vayera Rabbi Shlomo Katz - 5770
A Family for the Torah Shlomo Katz - 5768
Clear Goal Rabbi Pinchas Avruch - 5765
 Challenges: The River, the Meddle, and the Word Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5767
Premature Commemoration Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5760
Newer Than News Rabbi Label Lam - 5769
The Real Rivalry Shlomo Katz - 5767
Big Talk Rabbi Dovid Green - 5760
Hashem's Will Is The Way Rabbi Yochanan Zweig - 5769
No Mistaking It Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5764
When to Walk Away Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5762
They Went Together Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5768
The Avraham Effect Rabbi Berel Wein - 5767

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