Judaism

Pirke Avot: The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers

Notwithstanding the fact that there are many editions of the _Sayings of the Jewish Fathers_, and that it has been translated innumerable times in all modern tongues, no apology need be given for the appearance of this little volume in the series of _Jewish Classics_. The _Pir...

Chapters

11. Chapter 11

All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work...

12. Chapter 12

All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work...

7. Chapter 7

All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work...

9. Chapter 9

All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work...

4. Chapter 4

1. Moses received the _Torah_ (4) from Sinai (5), and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders (6), and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to th...

6. Chapter 6

(12) One should constantly be on guard against oneself. The _Talmud_ (_Berachot_, 29a) illustrates this saying by referring to a certain Jochanan, who, after having been high-pr...

1. Chapter 1

Notwithstanding the fact that there are many editions of the _Sayings of the Jewish Fathers_, and that it has been translated innumerable times in all modern tongues, no apology...

3. Chapter 3

Torah_ (_Perek Kinyan Torah_), as _The External Teaching of the Abot_ (_Baraita de-Abot_) (15), as _The Chapter of Rabbi Meir_ (_Perek Rabbi Meir_) (16), and as _the External Te...

5. Chapter 5

All Israel have a portion in the world to come, and it is said, "And thy people shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work...

8. Chapter 8

it down (_umsarah_) to Joshua," and "make a fence around the _Torah_." Consult Driver, _Notes on Samuel_, _Intro._, p. 37 _et seq._; Schurer, _ibid._, II, i, 328; Taylor, _Sayin...

10. Chapter 10

29. He used to say, "They that are born are doomed to die; and the dead to be brought to life again; and the living to be judged, to know, to make known, and to be made consciou...

17. Chapter 17

8 wisdom of the "Father"; that it may serve as an 10 and in French it is usually rendered _Chaptres_ or 12 line of continuous tradition is plainly seen in the 14 B. (1) Chapters...

16. Chapter 16

This index is included strictly on the off-chance that an outside source would reference this text by page number. It lists some page numbers, and the first line that appears on...

2. Chapter 2

predecessors of Judah, the first two having lived before the destruction of the second Temple. Chapter IV is made up of the dicta of a number of Rabbis who were contemporaries o...

15. Chapter 15

13. Chapter 13

14. Chapter 14