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Back to SearchLife, Afterlife, and Judgment (4:29)
What happens after we die? That is a question that fascinates and terrifies us. The future is unknown. It is a mystery, shrouded in uncertainty and dread. Naturally, the human tendency is to try to a…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Envy, Lust, and Honor (4:28)
This Mishnah is perhaps the most famous one in the entire Book of Pirkei Avos. We are told that there are three characteristics that remove a person from the world: Envy, Lust, and Honor. What is not…
Published on 5 months ago
Aged Wisdom (4:26-7)
How do children learn? How does intelligence and wisdom develop? How do people undergo intellectual and spiritual maturation? In this very powerful set of Mishnayos, we learn why young people why you…
Published on 5 months ago
Etched in Stone (4:25)
Elisha Ben Avuyah was one of the greatest Sages with the potential to being a historic legend of Jewish history on par with Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues. But he went awry. He became a heretic and a…
Published on 5 months ago
Benediction Malediction (4:24)
Shmuel HaKattan was one of the legends of Jewish history. The Talmud testifies on him that had his generation been worthy, he would have been a full-fledged prophet. Notwithstanding his generation, S…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Angry and Irrational (4:23)
Who controls a person? That is arguably the most important question there is. As Jews we are trained to adopt the Almighty God as our Master. With the Creator governing our life via His Torah, we are…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
An Invitation to The Afterlife (4:21-2)
We all recognize that we will eventually die. Each of us know that there will come a point in time where our body and Soul separate and go their own way. The body will return to its origin, the dust,…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Lion’s Tail (4:20)
The author of this Mishnah served as the rabbi of Rome. While all his colleagues were coalesced together in the great Torah centers of Israel, Rabbi Masya Ben Charash led the small community and acad…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Environment Makes the Man (4:18)
Rabbi Elazar Ben Aruch was the most promising student of Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai. Unfortunately, his potential was not actualized, and in fact he forgot his Torah. In this autobiographical Mishnah…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Theodicy Today (4:19)
The blissful existence of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous raise difficult questions for the believer: If God is in total control of all that transpires, why would He cause pain to those…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago