Pirkei Avot

6 texts in Midrash Aggadah

Pirkei Avot 1

Pirkei Avot 1

Moses received the Torah at Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua, Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets to the Men of the Great Assembly. They said t...

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Pirkei Avot 2

Pirkei Avot 2

Rabbi said: which is the straight path that a man should choose for himself? One which is an honor to the person adopting it, and [on account of which] honor [accrues] to him from ...

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Pirkei Avot 3

Pirkei Avot 3

Akabyah ben Mahalalel said: mark well three things and you will not come into the power of sin: know from where you come, and where you are going, and before whom you are destined ...

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Pirkei Avot 4

Pirkei Avot 4

Ben Zoma said: Who is wise? He who learns from every man, as it is said: “From all who taught me have I gained understanding” (Psalms 119:99). Who is mighty? He who subdues his [ev...

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Pirkei Avot 5

Pirkei Avot 5

With ten utterances the world was created. And what does this teach, for surely it could have been created with one utterance? But this was so in order to punish the wicked who des...

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Pirkei Avot 6

Pirkei Avot 6

The sages taught in the language of the Mishnah (the earliest code of rabbinic law). Blessed be He who chose them and their teaching. Rabbi Meir said: Whoever occupies himself with...

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