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...
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Pirkei Avot 1:3 – When Duty Becomes Pleasure
Pirkei Avot 1:3 Antigonos of Socho received the tradition from Shimon the Pious. He would say: Do not be as servants who serve their master for the...
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...
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 2:4: 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...
Head or Heels? Pirkei Avot Chapter 3 Mishnah 1
Akavia the son of Mahalalel would say: Reflect upon three things and you will not come to the hands of transgression. Know from where you...
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...
