Pirkei Avot 1:14 Nullification, Wholeness and Patience
Pirkei Avot 1:14 He would also say: If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what...
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Pirkei Avot 3:3 The Jewish Law of Attractions
Chapter 3 Mishnah 3: Rabbi Shimon would say: Three who eat at one table and do not speak words of Torah, it is as if they have...
Pirkei Avot: Staying Connected
…Hillel would say: Do not separate yourself from the community. Do not believe in yourself until the day you die. Do not judge your fellow until...
Pirkei Avot 6:1: Modest on All Levels
Pirkei Avot 6:1 Rabbi Meir would say: Whoever studies Torah for Torah's sake alone, merits many things… and he becomes (na’asah) as an ever-increasing wellspring and as an...
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...
Pirkei Avot 3:4 – By the Light of the Moon
Pirkei Avot Chapter 3, Mishnah 4: Rabbi Chanina the son of Chachina'i would say: One who stays awake at night, and travels alone on the...
On the Importance of Studying Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers)
There is a custom in many Jewish communities to learn Pirkei Avot throughout the summer months, a chapter a week on every Shabbat. What we’d...
