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...
Category : Chapter 2
Pirkei Avot 2:5: The Teacher and the Student
He would also say: A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful person cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor...
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 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 2:5 Strive to be a Man
"He [Rabban Gamliel son of Rebbe Yehudah the Nasi] would also say: the boor cannot be sin-fearing, the ignoramus cannot be pious, the bashful cannot...
Torah and Love: Pirkei Avot 2:2
Rabban Gamliel the son of Rabbi Yehudah Hanassi said, “Torah study with derech eretz (the way of the land) is becoming, for toiling over...
Pirkei Avot 2:1: Know What is Above You
Pirkei Avot 2:1 Know what is Above You Rebi would say: Which is the right path for man to choose for himself? The path that...
Who can be a Chassid? Pirkei Avot 2:5
He would also say: A boor cannot be sin-fearing and an am ha’aretz cannot be a chassid… Rabbi Ovadiah of Bartenura explains this mishnah: A...
Pirkei Avot 2:6: The Floating Skull: Five Levels of Interpretation
Ethics of the Fathers – Pirkei Avot 2:6 He [Hillel the Elder] also saw a skull floating upon the water. He said to it, “Because...
Pirkei Avot 2:1: The Ladder to Rectify the Soul
Rebbi [Judah HaNassi] would say: Which is the straight path for man to choose for himself? The one that is beautiful for the one who...
