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...
Category : Chapter 1
Pirkei Avot 1:1 Torah from Sinai
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and passed it on to Joshua, and Joshua to the Elders and the Elders to the Prophets, and the...
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 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...
Pirkei Avot: Introduction: A Portion in the World to Come
All of Israel have a portion in the World to Come, as it is stated, “And Your people are all righteous. They shall inherit the land forever. They...
The Secret of the Threes: Pirkei Avot 1:1
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...
Pirkei Avot 1:6 A Rebbe and a Friend
Yehoshua ben Perachiah would say: “Appoint yourself a rabbi, acquire for yourself a friend, and judge every man to the side of merit.” (Pirkei Avot...
Pirkei Avot 1:7: The Three-Stage Approach to Rectifying Reality
Nitai the Arbelite would say: “Distance yourself from a bad neighbor, do not cleave to a wicked person, and do not abandon belief in retribution.”...
Pirkei Avot 1:10 Converts and Penitents
Shma’ayah and Avtalyon received from them. Shma’ayah would say: Love work, loath mastery over others, and avoid intimacy with the government. (Pirkei Avot 1:10) Shma’ayah...
Pirkei Avot 1:3 – When Duty Becomes Pleasure
Pirkei Avot 1:3 Antigonos of Socho received the tradition from Shimon the Pious. He would say: Do not be as servants who serve their master for the...
