An introduction to Pirkey Avot, Ethics of the Fathers–the wonderful book of the Mishna that includes some of the most famous of all rabbinic sayings–is the topic of this “Dimensions of the Daf” episode with Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways and one of the most brilliant and entertaining Orthodox rabbis in America today.

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The Talmud’s description of Chanukah, and the different theories for why candles are lit for eight nights are explored in Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s special holiday lesson on “Dimensions of the Daf,” an original JBS series. Rabbi Mordechai Becher is Senior Lecturer for Gateways and one of the most brilliant and entertaining Orthodox rabbis in America today. […]

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