Sunday 26 September 2021: A time to be happy, in the long run. The festival of Simchat Torah is one big party, but Avot 6:4 suggests another route to happiness. How can two apparently conflicting policies be reconciled?
Wednesday 22 September 2021: A couple of books: can you help? A pair of commentaries fell into my hands and I'd like to know a bit more about them.
Wednesday 15 September 2021: Silence is golden -- but so is speech. While several mishnayot in Avot advocate saying as little as possible, they also recognise that it can be important to articulate one's thoughts and feelings.
Friday 10 September 2021: Mazikim pt 2: are we the real mazikim? Continuing the theme of the previous post (below), we suggest that there is a role for mazikim in forcing us to take responsibility for our own actions.
Wednesday 8 September 2021: Mazikim pt 1: what are they and how do we deal with them? In Avot 5:8, we learn that mazikim were created on the eve of the first Sabbath. What on earth is this teaching doing in Avot -- and what are mazikim anyway?
Wednesday 1 September 2021: The message on the door. Is it true that a person can really learn from everyone? Here's a lesson on behaviour from a most unusual source.
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