The Missing Festival
Other than a few parenthetical references, the Mishnah makes no mention of the story and laws of Chanukah. This explains why.
Read MoreChapter Six Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter Six of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreChapter Five Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter Five of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreChapter Four Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter Four of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreChapter Three Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter Three of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreChapter Two Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter Two of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreChapter One Text: Ethics of Our Fathers
An English translation of Chapter One of Ethics of Our Fathers, also known as Pirke Avot.
Read MoreRabbi Eliezer & Rabbi Elazar
Trick question: Who was greater? Rabbi Eliezer or Rabbi Elezar?
Read MoreThe Sixth Chapter
The story of the sixth chapter of the Ethics of Our Fathers expresses a truth that is fundamental to the Torah, and to the significance of Shavuot in particular.
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