Series on Pirkei Avot

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Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

Chapter 1
Chapter 1, Text 1
Chapter 1, Text 2
Chapter 1, Text 3
Chapter 1, Text 4
Chapter 1, Text 5
Chapter 1, Text 6
Chapter 1, Text 7
Chapter 1, Text 8 – Judging Advice
Chapter 1, Text 9
Chapter 1, Text 10
Chapter 1, Text 11 – Avtalion’s Advice to Sages
Chapter 1, Text 12 – Hillel’s Guidance on Being Amongst Aaron’s Disciples
Chapter 1, Text 13
Chapter 1, Text 14 – Advice from Hillel
Chapter 1, Text 15 – Wisdom from Shammai
Chapter 1, Text 16
Chapter 1, Text 17
Chapter 1, Text 18

Chapter 2
Chapter 2, Text 1
Chapter 2, Text 2
Chapter 2, Text 3 & 4 (1st half)
Chapter 2, Text 4 (2nd half)
Chapter 2, Text 5 – Hillel’s Five Character Traits’ Shortcomings
Chapter 2, Text 6 – When Hillel Saw a Skull Floating on the Water
Chapter 2, Text 7 – Hillel’s version of More Money, More Problems
Chapter 2, Text 8
Chapter 2, Text 9
Chapter 2, Text 10 – Rabbi Eliezer’s Three Pieces of Advice
Chapter 2, Text 11 – Rabbi Yehoshua’s Description of Three Things
Chapter 2, Text 12 – Rabbi Yossi HaKohen’s Three Pieces of Advice
Chapter 2, Text 13 – Rabbi Shimeon ben Netanel’s Three Pieces of Advice
Chapter 2, Text 14 – Rabbi Elazar ben Arakh’s Three Pieces of Advice
Chapter 2, Text 15 – Rabbi Tarfon’s Re-working of Hippocrates
Chapter 2, Text 16 – Wisdom from Rabbi Tarfon

Chapter 3
Chapter 3, Text 1 – Akavia ben Mehalalel’s Three Things
Chapter 3, Text 2
Chapter 3, Text 3
Chapter 3, Text 4 – Rabbi Hanina ben Hakhinai’s Three Soul-Guilty People
Chapter 3, Text 5 – Rabbi Nehunia ben Hakkanah’s statement on the yoke of Torah
Chapter 3, Text 6
Chapter 3, Text 7
Chapter 3, Text 8
Chapter 3, Text 9
Chapter 3, Text 10
Chapter 3, Text 11
Chapter 3, Text 12
Chapter 3, Text 13
Chapter 3, Text 14
Chapter 3, Text 15
Chapter 3, Text 16
Chapter 3, Text 17 – Wisdom from Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah
Chapter 3, Text 18

Chapter 4
Pirkei Avot 4:1 – Ben Zoma’s Paradoxical Characteristic Definitions
Pirkei Avot 4:2 – Ben Azzai’s Advice on Running Towards Mitzvot and Fleeing From Transgressions
Pirkei Avot 4:3 – Ben Azzai’s Advice on Denigrating Neither People Nor Objects
Pirkei Avot 4:4 – Humility & Not Profaning God’s Reputation
Pirkei Avot 4:5 – Relationships with the Words of Torah
Pirkei Avot 4:6 – Rabbi Yose on Honoring the Torah
Pirkei Avot 4:7: Rabbi Yishmael, son of Rabbi Yose’s Advice on Staying Away from Judging
Pirkei Avot 4:8 – Rabbi Yishmael, son of Rabbi Yose’s Advice on Judging
Pirkei Avot 4:9 – Rabbi Yonatan’s Observations on Socioeconomics and Torah
Pirkei Avot 4:10 – Rabbi Meir’s Advice on Efforts in the World & Torah
Pirkei Avot 4:11 – Mitzvot, Transgressions, and Assemblies
Pirkei Avot 4:12 – Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua’s Advice on Elevating Respect & Reverence
Pirkei Avot 4:13 – Carefulness in Study & The Crown of a Good Reputation
Pirkei Avot 4:14 – Rabbi Nehorai’s Advice on Remaining in Dialogue with Colleagues on Torah Study
Pirkei Avot 4:15 – Theodicy, Greetings, and Social Positioning
Pirkei Avot 4:16 – Rabbi Ya’akov’s Metaphor of The World to Come as a Banquet Hall
Pirkei Avot 4:17 – Rabbi Ya’akov’s Views on Activities and Enjoyment in This World and The Next World
Pirkei Avot 4:18 – Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar on Appropriate Timing for Interpersonal Behaviors
Pirkei Avot 4:19 – Samuel the Small’s Advice Vis-à-vis One’s Enemies
Pirkei Avot 4:20 – Rabbinic Metaphors on Education & Age
Pirkei Avot 4:21 – Rabbi Elazar HaKappar on Envy, Lust, & Glory
Pirkei Avot 4:22 – Rabbi Elazar HaKappar’s Theology on Life, Death, & God’s Judging

Chapter 5
Chapter 5, Text 1 – The World Was Created with 10 Statements
Chapter 5, Text 2 – 10 Generations from Adam to Noah and 10 Generations from Noah to Abraham
Chapter 5, Text 3 – Abraham Tested with Ten Trials
Chapter 5, Text 4 – 10 Miracles/Plagues in Egypt & 10 More at the Sea
Chapter 5, Text 5 – Ten Wonders Occurred for Our Ancestors in the Temple
Chapter 5, Text 6 – The Creation of 10 Supernatural Phenomena
Chapter 5, Text 7 – 7 Characteristics of Wise People & Uncultured People in Conversation
Chapter 5, Text 8 – 7 Punishments & 7 Transgressions
Chapter 5, Text 9 – Pestilence Increases at Four Periods of Time
Pirkei Avot 5:10 – Four Characteristics of People with Regard to Possessions
Pirkei Avot 5:11 – Four Temperaments of People
Pirkei Avot 5:12 – Four Types of Students
Pirkei Avot 5:13 – Four Categories of Tzedakah-Givers
Pirkei Avot 5:14 – Four Types of People Who Go To The Study House
Pirkei Avot 5:15 – Four Categories of Those Who Sit Before the Sages
Pirkei Avot 5:16 – Love That Is/Isn’t Dependent Upon Something
Pirkei Avot 5:17 – Disagreements That Are/Aren’t For the Sake of Heaven
Pirkei Avot 5:18 – Causing the Masses to Sin or Merit
Pirkei Avot 5:19 – The Disciples of Abraham & Bilam
Pirkei Avot 5:20 – Wisdom from Yehudah ben Tema
Pirkei Avot 5:21 – Different Stages at Different Ages
Pirkei Avot 5:22 – Ben Bag Bag’s Advice of Sticking with Studying the Torah
Pirkei Avot 5:23 – One’s Reward Corresponds to One’s Labor