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,...
Category : Chapter 4
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 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 4:22: The Purpose of the Tzaddik's Descent
He [Rabbi Elazar Ha-Kappar] would also say: “Those who are born will die, and the dead will live. The living will be judged, to learn,...
Pirkei Avot 4:2 Staying on the Mitzvah Track
Ben Azzai would say: Run to pursue a minor mitzvah and flee from a transgression, for a mitzvah causes another mitzvah after it and a transgression causes another...
How Low can you Go? Pirkei Avot 4:4
Rabbi Levitas of Yavneh would say: Be of very, very lowly spirit, for the hope of mortal man is worms. Rabbi Levitas adopts a unique,...
Who is Wise? Pirkei Avot 4:1
Pirkei Avot 4:1: Ben Zoma says, who is wise? He who learns from every person. As is stated (Psalms 119:99): "From all my teachers I...
Pirkei Avot 4:4 Lowliness in the Land of Israel
Rabbi Levitas of Yavneh would say: Be of a very, very lowly spirit, for the end of a man is worms. The expression...
Pirkei Avot 4:1: A Four-Questions Overview of the Sefirot
Chapter 4, Mishnah 1: Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man. As is stated (Psalms 119:99): "From all my teachers...
Every Man Has His Hour: Pirkei Avot Chapter 4 Mishnah 3
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,...
