Q&A: Pirkei Avot
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This is an English translation (via GPT-5.4). Read the original Hebrew version.
Pirkei Avot
Question
Have a good week, Rabbi. Is there an obligation to read Pirkei Avot in the summer, the way there is an obligation to read the weekly Torah portion twice in the original and once in the Aramaic translation?
Answer
This is a custom dating back to the Geonic period.
Discussion on Answer
No. You can look for an overview of customs and read it.
Thank you very much. Does the Rabbi perhaps have a column that expands more on the difference between a custom and binding Jewish law? And why does it matter from which period the custom began?