We are now dedicating each Mishna of Pirkei Avot to all those in need of Tefillot in Eretz Yisrael as well as leilui nishmat Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee. The final two pages contain a list of names of soldiers in need of protection, names of those missing or held hostage and those injured submitted by those in our TDPAP community. It is also leilui nishmat for those tragically killed, as listed. May our learning of Mishna 2:9 storm the heavens and serve as a tremendous zechut to Am Yisrael. ❤🇮🇱 This week’s idea is written by Diana Rosenfelder who made Aliyah with her family in 2009. They never met the Dees when they lived in Hendon but became good friends when they all ended up in Efrat. The men were shul buddies, Diana and Lucy enjoyed long walks, discussing teaching techniques, and loved exchanging recipes. Diana's daughter Daniela and Rina z"l were at school together and very close friends from day one. 

This week’s Pirkei Avot has an extra dimension. As well as continuing to learn leilui nishmat Lucy, Maia and Rina, it only made sense to dedicate this week’s learning to everybody who is in need of tefillot. As Rabbi Leo said, the Jewish people are one and we feel each others pain as if it is our own. It is true more than ever that the Jewish people are feeling each-others pain right now and that our hearts break for the hundreds of civilians and soldiers who have been injured, taken hostage and been murdered by Hamas. But unlike these terrorist who commit barbaric, unthinkable acts, the Jewish people unite in the darkest times to take the pain we feel and craft it into light. And so, we hope that families around the world will storm shamayim with their learning dedicated to our brothers and sisters. This weeks idea on Mishna 2.8 has been written by Malka Hubscher, whom has been teaching in various seminaries and women's learning programs in Israel for over 20 years. The Hubscher family are long time friends of the Dees and with their daughters growing up together they enjoyed many wonderful experiences together in shul, school and the Ezra youth movement. Lucy, Maia and Rina are deeply missed and always close to their hearts.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2.7 has been written by Leora Ashman. Leora lives with her family in Efrat and shares a community with the Dee family. Her daughter was Maia’s madricha and her husband was formerly Rabbi Leo’s chavruta. Together with her husband, she runs the the Koach Eitan Initiative that teaches and raises awareness about aphasia and stroke.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2.6 has been written by Rabbi Shlomo Kimche. Rabbi Kimche was born in London and made aliya with his parents in 1969. He is a graduate of Yeshivat Shaalvim, Yeshivat Hesder Hakotel, and Hebrew University with degrees in Education and Philosophy. He founded Yeshivat Orot Yehuda H.S. in Efrat where he was Rosh Yeshiva for 20 years. Today he is vice chairman of the Yeshivot V'Ulpanot Bnei Akiva network, and is the Rabbi of Orot Yehuda community. He became close to Rabbi Leo Dee and his family, as Lucy z"l was a teacher in his high school, and Leo davens regularly on Shabbat in Rabbi Kimche's community, attending all his derashot and Shiurim. Rabbi Kimche was very involved in the Shiva and continues to be close to the family as they demonstrate immense reslience in the face of the tragedy.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2.5 has been written by Rabbi Anthony Knopf. Rabbi Knopf is the Rabbi of Congregation Beth Ora in Montreal and Founding Director of The Jewish Moral Education Forum. He is married to Carly, and has four children. His articles on Jewish ethics have been published in Tradition, Hakira, The Institute of Jewish Ideas and Ideals, Torah Musings, and Lehrhaus. He was a member of Federation CJA’s Passport to Jewish Life Fellowship run by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2.4 has been written by Rabbi Shaul Robinson. Rabbi Robinson has been the Senior Rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, since 2005. Rabbi Robinson was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland before attending Yeshivat HaMivtar. He undertook one year of professional training in Practical Rabbinics at Yad AviHaYishuv (Rothschild Foundation) in Jerusalem. Rabbi Robinson was appointed the first ever full-time Rabbi for Jewish Students at Cambridge University, where he first met Rav Leo Dee, who was himself studying at university. He was the Rabbi at Barnet Synagogue in England for 8 years, before moving to his current role in New York.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2:3 has been written by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen. Rabbi Rosen was born in Manchester, England, and went to school at Carmel College, the school his father had founded. At school, Rabbi Rosen became friends with Anthony Dee, Rabbi Leo’s father and the two have remained friends ever since. In turn, their own grandchildren went to school together, becoming close friends. Rabbi Rosen went to Cambridge University, studied in Yeshiva in Mercaz HaRav Kook, and received Smicha from The Mir, Ponevezh and Be'er Ya'akov. During his career he has been a communal rabbi in Zimbabwe, Glasgow, London and New York. He was the headmaster and then Principal of Carmel College and acted as an educational and rabbinic consultant. Although now officially retired, he continues to write, lecture and teach from his base in Manhattan.

This week’s idea on Mishna 2:2 is written by Richard Marks. He is a resident in Radlett (UK) where the Dees were the Senior Rabbinic Couple for a number of years. Rabbi Leo and Richard got to know each other well during their time in the community. At Radlett a new Sefer Torah has been dedicated in memory of Lucy, Maia and Rina.

This weeks idea on Mishna 2:1 is written by Rav Yaakov Klein. Rav Klein recently moved to London with his family, as the founding director of Eilecha; an organization focused on spiritual growth and experiential education in the local community. Rav Klein devotes his time to spreading the inner light of Torah through his books, articles, shiurim, and music. He’s written several books, including ‘The Story Of Our Lives’.