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,...
Category : Chapter 3
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...
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...
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 3:2: Do We Need Government?
Rabbi Chanina, deputy to the Kohanim, would say: Pray for the integrity of the government; for were it not for the fear of its authority, a...
Rectifying the “You”: Pirkei Avot 3:1
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...
Self-Nullification and Lowliness: Pirkei Avot 3:7
Rabbi Elazar of Bartota would say: Give Him that which is His, for you and all that is yours are His. As David says: "For everything comes from...
Pirkei Avot 3:10 God or Others – Which Comes First?
He (Rabbi Chaninah Ben Dosa) would also say: One who is pleasant with his fellow men, is pleasing to God. But one who is not...
Pirkei Avot 3:7 Only God
Rabbi Elazar of Bartota would say: Give Him what is His, for you and whatever is yours, are His. As David says: "For everything comes from You, and...
Pirkei Avot 3:7 – Walking Down the Road: Torah Study, Life and Ego
Pirkei Avot 3:7…Rabbi Yaakov would say: One who walks along a road and studies, and interrupts his studying to say, "How beautiful is this tree!", "How beautiful...
