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Ethics of Our Fathers

Do you want to get rich fast? Are you looking for the key to wisdom? Then you have come to the right place. From the Golden Rule to the secret of friendship; from the ideas of government to the ideal time to get married; from whether one can have Torah without Ethics to whether one can one have Ethics without Torah, the Ethics of our Fathers is a book that will leave you smiling, will leave you wiser, and, if you really heed it’s advice, it will leave you richer.

Read an English translation of Chapter One of Ethics of Our Fathers, and then explore commentary to deepen your experience and understanding.

Rebbi would say: Which is the right path for man to choose for himself?

Akavia the son of Mahalalel would say: Reflect upon three things and you will not come to the hands of transgression...

Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man.

The world was created with ten utterances. What does this come to teach us?

The sages expounded in the language of the Mishnah (blessed is He who chose them and their learning)...