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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
BAMIDBAR AND SHAVUOS:
The Preface to the Story of the Moshiach Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5766
Traveling In Formation Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5759
Two Halves/One Whole Rabbi Raymond Beyda - 5763
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Growth Through Reading Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5760
Reality Testing Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5758
The Material of Spirituality Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5766
Speaking of the Desert Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5760
Now It's Our Turn Rabbi Pinchas Avruch - 5762
The Untouchables Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5759
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Separate but Equal Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5767
Eat, Drink, and Receive the Torah Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5759
The Ultimate Partnership Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5760
Who Can We Be? Rabbi Berel Wein - 5766
The Special Essence of the Jew Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky - 5763
Anonymous Jews Produce Redeemers Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5763
Shavu'os and Megillas Rus Rabbi Yehudah Prero - 5757
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