Avot in Retrospect: a summary of last month's blogposts

In case you missed them, here's a list of items posted on Avot Today in January 2022:

Friday 28 January 2022: Sponges, funnels, strainers, sieves: Different students of the Torah (or indeed anything else) have different qualities -- which may be good or bad, depending on your view (Avot 5:18). 

Wednesday 26 January 2022: Slow and steady? Is it better to be quick to learn and quick to forget, or the other way round?The fifth perek of Avot discusses.

Sunday 23 January 2022: The Golem, speaking first and interrupting others: Avot 5:9 contrasts the golem with the chacham -- the person who is wise. One of the places they meet is in the field of dialogue. We discuss here a couple of key issues involving control of a conversation.

Friday 21 January 2022:  So long, Meat Loaf: the death of Bat out of Hell composer Michael Lee Aday marks the end of an era for rock music. Here we look at a line from one of his songs.

Thursday 20 January 2022: Something old, something new: a long-published book comes up for review: a 1993 work on modern Jewish ethics falls into our hands. We take a look at its treatment of Avot and the contextualisation of its commentary.

Tuesday 18 January 2022: When you are standing in my place... : What lesson does Hillel teach us about the Colleyville hostage incident?

Friday 14 January 2022: Fire that the rain won't extinguish: one of the 10 miracles that occurred in the Temple may convey a powerful message to us today.

Monday 10 January 2022: Buying a book: benefit of the doubt: Even a simple thing like buying a book from a second-hand shop can look like theft. Is the buyer entitled to be regarded as innocent when the circumstantial evidence is against him?

Thursday 6 January 2022: Conceding the truth: Why can it be more difficult to justify a mistake than to correct it?  Avot looks at truth.

Wednesday 5 January 2022: Whatever happened to the Ten Tests of Jacob?  The ten trials of Abraham are a popular feature of Avot, at 5:4 -- but why not mention his grandson too?

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Avot Today blogposts for December 2021 here
Avot Today blogposts for November 2021 here
Avot Today blogposts for October 2021 here
Avot Today blogposts for September 2021 here
Avot Today blogposts for August 2021 here
Avot Today blogposts for July 2021 here