Pirkei Avos

Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associated with the Tanna R’ Tzadok?

Did the Rabbis of Eretz Yisroel learn the lesson of שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the wake of the Destruction of the Bais HaMikdash?

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associated with the Tanna R' Tzadok?
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Pirkei Avos: Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?

The capitalist approach to Judaism? Rambam vs. Meiri on הֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ

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Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Pirkei Avos: Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?
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Pirkei Avos: אַל תִּתְחַבֵּר לָרָשָׁע

R' Samson Raphael Hirsch vs. R' Chaim Brisker?

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Pirkei Avos: אַל תִּתְחַבֵּר לָרָשָׁע
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Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: R’ Masia ben Cheresh

The pertinent observations of a Rosh Yeshiva in the City of Rome, far from "the scene of action"

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: R' Masia ben Cheresh
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Pirkei Avos, Ch.6

Why is Rabbi Meir preoccupied with לשמה?

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Pirkei Avos, Ch.6
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The Social Interaction Aspect of Piety (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 3)

הַכֹּל צָפוּי וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה- An outstanding example of the difference between Ashkenaz and Sephard

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
The Social Interaction Aspect of Piety (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 3)
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Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel – Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2

Realistic evaluations of politics and politicians based on long experience in שְׁתַדְּלָנוּת

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel - Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2
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Hereditary Elites vs. Meritocratic Elites (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 6)

The 48 attributes of a scholar: Does one require all 48, or some of 48?

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
Hereditary Elites vs. Meritocratic Elites (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 6)
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The 1555 Edition of HaChasid Yavetz on Pirkei Avos Being Offered by Genazym

R’ Yosef Yaabetz (1440-1508), premier Sefardi דרשן who tries to understand the Expulsion from Spain in 1492

Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
The 1555 Edition of HaChasid Yavetz on Pirkei Avos Being Offered by Genazym
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