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Pirke Avot: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life: Translation is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

1:1 Moses received Torah from Sinai, and passed it on to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets passed it on to men of the Great Assembly. They had three sayings: Be deliberate in judging; educate many students; make a fence around the Torah. 1:2 Shimon the Righteous was one of the last from the Great Assembly. He used to say: Upon three things the world stands: upon the Torah, upon worship, and upon acts of kindness. 1:3 Antigonos of Sokho received
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