Pirkei Avot 3:1 Where are you Going?
Akavya the son of Mahalalel would say: Reflect upon three things and you will not come to sin. Know where you came from, where you...
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Pirkei Avot 2:6: The End of Doubt
He [Hillel the Elder] also saw a skull floating upon the water. He said to it: “Because you drowned others, you were drowned; and those...
Pirkei Avot 1:6 Even the Wicked can Become Great
Joshua Ben Perachia and Nitai the Arbelite received from them. Joshua Ben Perachia would say: Assume for yourself a master, acquire for yourself a friend,...
Pirkei Avot 6:6: Faith in the Sages
Torah is acquired with forty-eight qualities and these are….with faith in the sages… (Pirkei Avot 6:6) “King David said to his son, Solomon, ‘Know...
Pirkei Avot 5:7 The Right Questions
There are seven things that characterize the imbecile, and seven that characterize the wise man: His questions are on the issue at hand, and he...
Pirkei Avot 5:10 Four Attributes from Evil to Chasid
There are four types of people: There is he who says, “What is mine is yours, and what is yours is mine”—he is considered a...
Pirkei Avot 4:19: When your Enemy Falls
Samuel the Small would say: When your enemy falls, do not rejoice; when he stumbles, let your heart not be gladdened. Lest God see, and it...
Pirkei Avot 3:18 And Now, for Dessert
Rabbi Eliezer (the son of) Chisma would say: the laws of kinin (pairs of bird offerings) and the keys to the calculation of menstrual periods—they...
Pirkei Avot 2:9: Good, Better, and Even Better
Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai had five disciples…He would recount their praises… Rabbi Elazar ben Arach is as an ever-increasing wellspring… Abba Shaul said in his...
Pirkei Avot 1:1 Dealing with Intense Experience
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets gave it over to...
