Pirkei Avot 6:1: A Wellspring and a River
Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things…and he becomes as an ever-increasing wellspring and as an unceasing river. (Pirkei Avot 6:1) This...
Category : Chapter 6
Pirkei Avot 6:1: Love and Joy
Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things; not only that, but [the creation of] the entire world is worthwhile for him alone....
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 6:2: Stages in Receiving the Torah
"Anyone who engages in the study of Torah, is elevated, as it is said: “From Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamot.” (Pirkei Avot...
Pirkei Avot 6:10 Rectifying our Dreams
God acquired five acquisitions in his world. These are: one acquisition is the Torah, one acquisition are the heavens and the earth, one acquisition is Abraham,...
Pirkei Avot 6:1 Studying Torah for Torah’s Sake
Rabbi Meir would say: Whomever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone merits many things… The sages say, “He who performs (good deeds) not for the sake of the good...
Pirkei Avot 6:6 Faith in the Sages
Torah is acquired with forty-eight qualities and these are….with faith in the sages… “King David said to his son, Solomon, ‘Know the God of your...
Fasting: Pirkei Avot 6:4
“Such is the way of Torah: Bread with salt you shall eat, water in small measure you shall drink.” Does this mishnah mean that...
Pirkei Avot 6:1 Climbing the Ladder: Righteous, Pious, Upright and Faithful
Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things… and it [the Torah] prepares him to be righteous, pious, upright and faithful… Our...
Pirkei Avot 6:1: Double Worlds: This World and the Next World
Pirkei Avot 6:1: The sages expounded, using the language of the Mishnah (blessed is He who chose them and their teachings)… The Magid of Kozhnitz explains that...
