The Dee Pirkei Avot Project

This week’s idea on Mishna 8 is written by Dr Shulamit Kopeliovich. When Lucy made Aliya to Israel, she studied for the Israeli Teaching License in Herzog Academic College. Shulamit taught Linguistics, and remembers Lucy’s great influence on her classmates: “she was a real leader always ready to help and encourage. We all learned from her.” Now she is the Head of the English Department in Herzog and an educator in the Russian-speaking trips of “Momentum”, an international organization empowering Jewish mothers all over the world. She is also responsible for the Russian translation of Dee Pirkei Avot project.

This week’s idea is written by Shiri Kleinberg. Shiri was a close friend of Maia Dee since the Dee Family lived in London.

This Week’s idea is written by Rabbanit Naama Frankel, Rosh Beit Midrash of Lindenbaum Lod, where Maia studied last year. Rabbanit Naama had a close relationship with Maia and gave a heartfelt eulogy for her at the funeral of Maia and Rina. This week’s mishna is also particularly meaningful because it resonated so much with Lucy. Please see attached a card written by Lucy about this mishna.

This week’s idea is written by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Senior Rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue in Florida. His shiurim have an enormous global reach and Family Dee are avid listeners. Rabbi Leo Dee has been listening to Rabbi Goldberg’s shiurim for the last decade and quoted the ‘Living with Emunah’ shiur in the eulogy he gave for his wife, Lucy, and in public speeches since. Rabbi Goldberg flew from Miami to Efrat for the Dee’s Shiva and the two now share a very close bond.

This week’s idea has been written by Lucy’s friend and neighbour, Bracha Krohn. Bracha grew up in the US and now lives in Efrat with her family. She is Menahelet of Midreshet Moriah in Jerusalem and spends her summers running the beit Midrash at Camp Stone, USA.

This week we are privileged to have the idea contributed by Rabbi Cobi Ebrahimoff. He is the former principal of the Independent Jewish Day School, the primary school that Maia and Rina, alongside their siblings Keren. Tali and Yehuda, attended in London. He is currently Executive Head of King Solomon School in Ramat Hasharon, Israel and is Rabbi of Tribe UK.

This week’s idea is written by Dalia Bornstein, cofounder of The Dee Pirkei Avot Project. Dalia and Maia were childhood friends when Maia lived in London. Dalia has so many cherished memories of sleepovers with Maia and all her sisters at their house in Radeltt. During their year in sem, Dalia and Libby were welcomed to the Dee’s home in Efrat. The family explained that they learn Pirkei Avot together each week. They discussed ways to incorporate the principles into their daily lives and use them to make themselves better people. This moment is what inspired Dalia and Libby to start the Pirkei Avot Project, in light of the tragedy that happened.

This week’s idea is written by Libby Levey, cofounder of The Dee Pirkei Avot Project. Libby and Maia were childhood friends when Maia lived in London. Libby has so many cherished memories of sleepovers with Maia and all her sisters at their house in Radeltt. During their year in sem, Libby and Dalia were welcomed to the Dee’s home in Efrat. The family explained that they learn Pirkei Avot together each week. They discussed ways to incorporate the principles into their daily lives and use them to make themselves better people. This moment is what inspired Libby and Dalia to start the Pirkei Avot Project, in light of the tragedy that happened.

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