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In this edition of the well-known Jewish classic, Berkson helps us see that Pirke Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) is more than just a fundamental religious text; it is also a compelling, contemporary ethical guide. Berkson looks at the individual sayings, or mishnayot, through the interpretations of the great Jewish commentators and also within the broader context of Western thought—through views...

Pirke Avot, literally “Chapters of Fathers.” This phrase has been variously interpreted as “Ethics of the Fathers,” “Wisdom of the Talmud,” “Sayings of the Fathers,” and so on. The correct title of the tractate in the Mishnah, to which this book is a guide, is simply Avot. . Avot was put in nearly final form around 200 CE by one of the last and greatest Sages in the book, Yehudah haNasi. The Sages anthologized here were scholars and teachers of Jewish law and religion, and
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