Podcast Episodes

Excessive Schmoozing with Women (1:5)

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In the fifth mishna we learn about the proper ways to interact with others, especially those less fortunate, in a pious and peril-free manner.

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Published on 8 years ago

Godly Intellect (1:4)

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In the fourth mishna of Pirkei Avos, our sages offer three steps to accessing Torah. In our deconstruction of this teaching we learn about the nature of Torah and the unusual ways that we access it.

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Fostering Lasting Relationships (1:3)

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In following the previous mishna which distilled the life objectives to three tenets, Pirkei Avos proceeds to delve into each one individually. In perhaps the most difficult mishna of the book, Antig…

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Three-Pronged Purpose (1.2)

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The second Mishna in Pirkei Avos features a powerful teaching from one of the pivotal and legendary characters in Jewish History. Shimon HaTzadik (Simeon the Righteous), the Kohen Gadol who succeeded…

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Human Fallibility and What to do About it (1.1)

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The first mishna of Pirkei Avos begins with attributing the first 900 years of the line of transmission of the Torah from Moshe at Sinai until the Men of the Great Assembly. The second sections is th…

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Introducing a New Podcast on Pirkei Avos (Chapters of the Fathers): Eternal Ethics

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Dear friends and listeners, I am pleased to announce the launching of a new podcast on Pirkei Avos, Eternal Ethics. Pirkei Avos is the book of Mishna dedicated to giving us the tools to maximize our …

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago