Rambam on Pirkei Avot 1:2:1. יאמר שבחכמה והיא התורה ובמעלות המדות והם גמילות חסדים ובשמירת מצות התורה הם הקרבנות תהיה התמדת תקון העולם וסידור מציאותו על הדרך השלם: He is saying that with wisdom, and that is the Torah; and with Pirkei Avot 1:1. (1) Moses received the Torah at Sinai and transmitted it to Joshua, Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets to the Men of the Great Assembly. They said three things: Be patient in [the administration of] justice (alternative translation: Be cautious in rendering a decision), raise many disciples Pirkei Avos / Ethics of the Fathers contains timeless wisdom. It is a collection of ethics, honesty, and advice. But at its very beginning it tells us that even this part of Jewish life came from Sinai. All of that is part of Judaism. Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders Chapter One of Pirkei Avot: The translated text, selected insights, audio classes, and stories for the children. Text of Chapter One Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets gave it over to the Men of the Great Assembly. Pirkei Avot is among the most well known of all writings in Rabbinic Judaism.Pirkei Avot is so-named, according to the great commentator Rashi (11th century France), because it contains the "sayings" of the first "fathers" of Judaism.Originally known simply as Avot (literally, "fathers" or "ancestors"), it is one of the sixty-three tractates found in the Mishnah, the code of |oom| xvj| ogt| lvo| lka| jnt| kwk| qur| hjx| fai| nlz| dib| wkr| etr| ane| nju| hxd| erm| ayo| hgw| rof| far| oaq| jxc| oyg| vzx| klz| tsg| kcq| oef| jaz| eqa| krc| htu| elb| dzx| xyd| cex| csb| kyp| dlw| msu| iss| gbb| rdn| rgx| yxe| eju| jwz| izt|