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Forum Pirkei Avot

By Bill Beyer  | Posted on April 16, 2008

It has been a tradition that from Passover to Shavuot that the Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) are studied in homes and Synagogues. The Avot is the only tractate of the Mishnah that is not Halachic in nature, but is a collection of wisdom and proverbs designed to assist the student of Torah to grow in his application of the Torah with others. In recent years the study of the Avot has been expanded to continue until Rosh Hashanah. A reason for this is that in the summer months when our minds are turned to leisure we need to remind ourselves to study the Torah and apply it our lives.

On the Torah Club Online forum we came up with the idea to study the Avot together online. From Passover to Shavuot we are going to each day take one of the disciplines that are described in Avot 6:6 and share thoughts and ideas on them. Then from Shavuot to Rosh Hashanah we are going to take a few mishnayot each week from a chapter of the Avot and share thoughts and insights with each other.

One of the things that excites me about engaging in this study with believers in Yeshua is that many of the teachings of these sages are reflections of the teachings of the Master. I think that it is going to be fun to see the parallels and the cross overs to the words and teachings of Yeshua.

If you are a Torah Club member you have free access to the forum. Just fill in the registration first. We would love to have you check in and join us in that study.

If you are not currently a Torah Club member, then the summer months might be the perfect time to join. When your mind is turning to thoughts of leisure it may be a nice reminder monthly in your mail box to have your Torah Club arrive and spend some of the dog days of summer in a lawn chair with the Word in one hand and Torah Club in the other...don't forget the lemonade (you might want to get a table for that).

For information on the Torah Club program click here.

About the Author: Bill Beyer is a friend of FFOZ and a volunteer moderator for the Online Torah Club Forums. He is also the pastor of a Lutheran church.

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