Pirkei Avot 6:1: A Wellspring and a River
Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things…and he becomes as an ever-increasing wellspring and as an unceasing river. (Pirkei Avot 6:1) This...
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Pirkei Avot 5:6: The Twilight Zone
Ten things were created at twiight of Shabbat eve. These are: the mouth of the earth [that swallowed Korach]; the mouth of [Miriam's] well; the...
Pirkei Avot 4:3 Unity of Time and Space
He would also say: Do not scorn any man, and do not discount any thing. For there is no man who has not his hour,...
Pirkei Avot 3:13-16 Rabbi Akiva in Pirkei Avot
Rabbi Akiva would say: Jesting and frivolity accustom a person to promiscuity. Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth,...
Pirkei Avot 2:4: Rectification of Will
He would say: Make that His will should be your will, so that He should make your will to be as His will. Nullify your...
Pirkei Avot 1:15: Abraham Says Little and Does Much
Shammai would say: Make your Torah study a permanent fixture of your life. Say little and do much. And receive every man with a pleasant...
Pirkei Avot 6:1: Love and Joy
Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things; not only that, but [the creation of] the entire world is worthwhile for him alone....
Pirkei Avot 5:1: The Secret of Ten
The world was created with ten utterances. What does this come to teach us? Certainly, it could have been created with a single utterance. However,...
Pirkei Avot 4:21 Giving our Honor to God
Rabbi Elazar HaKapor would say: Envy, lust and honor drive a man from the world. (Pirkei Avot 4:21) Envy, desire, and honor are the roots...
Pirkei Avot 3:9-10: Abundant Deeds
Rabbi Chanina the son of Dosa would say: One whose fear of sin takes precedence to his wisdom, his wisdom endures. But one whose wisdom...
