In case you missed them, here's a list of items posted on Avot Today in July 2021:
Wednesday 28 July 2021: Does God expect us to listen? The ten tests inflicted on God by the Children of Israel (Avot 5:6) do not appear to include not listening to Him. Why?
Tuesday 27 July 2021: Here comes the judge: According to Avot 4:9, one should avoid becoming a judge -- but judges are needed. How do we resolve this conundrum?
Thursday 22 July 2021: Your wife might follow you -- but the Torah won't. Rabbi Nahorai's warning about being exiled only to a place of Torah (Avot 4:18) gets a neat twist from Rabbi Eliezer Papo.
Sunday 18 July 2021: Av, Avot and Anger. Some thoughts on the destructive force of anger, for Tisha be'Av -- one of the saddest days in the Jewish calendar.
Wednesday 14 July 2021: Torah learning and the Garden of Eden. Avot 3:9 warns of the danger of stopping in the middle of one's learning in order to admire a beautiful tree. But is it to be taken literally?
Monday 12 July 2021: Hidden -- in full view. Where does one find a hidden tzaddik? And does Pirkei Avot give us any clues?
Friday 8 July 2021: Self-trust and self-delusion: Hillel (Avot 2:5) says that no-one should trust themselves till the day they die. So why do we trust ourselves?
Tuesday 6 July 2021: The unexpected test: Tests feature a good deal in Avot and ideally a person should not know he's being tested. Sometimes he does know -- but he doesn't know what the test is seeking to prove.
Friday 2 July 2021: With great respect -- how we view our rabbis. In modern times, the sort of respect a rabbi gets may be quite contingent on the sort of community he leads.
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