Pirkei Avos
Reading these moral chapters of truth helps us write our own moral chapters in life.
Starting after Passover, there is a custom to read a chapter of the “Ethics Of Our Fathers” every Shabbat up till Rosh Hashanah. 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 one 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.
Would You Like to Judge Yourself?
The only power on earth or heaven that can judge man is man himself.
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Are You Good on the Inside?
The inner environment of a person’s character and personality be in line with his actions. How to align your values with your inner self.
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The Silent Soul: The Spiritual Meaning of Speech
The world is G-d speaking. Learn all about the spiritual meaning of speech. How can we, as humans, best use speech for spiritual purposes?
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An Unclouded Harvest: Lessons of Achitofel
Achitofel was one of the greatest sages of his generation. Yet all his life he followed the route of giving precedence to his reason over his piety—a path which brought him much grief. Therein lies the deeper significance of the three pieces of advice he offers to his children before his passing: he is warning them not to repeat his error of placing wisdom before piety, as this pertains to the three “crowns” of human aspiration.
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Concentrated Light
As the example of the concentrated light of a laser beam demonstrates, it is precisely the “limitations” imposed on a force that amplify its potentials and enable its optimal realization.
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The Workaholic
The Driven Workaholic says: “The day is short, the work is much, the workers are lazy, the reward is great, and the Master is pressing” (Ethics of the Fathers 2:15).
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Judging with Double Standards
We must measure our own worth in terms of our real and concrete achievements, and view others in terms of their potential.
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The 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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Wide Angle Lens
Ethics of Our Fathers teaches: If we view the whole person rather than focus on the parts that are wanting, we will surely find much that is meritorious.
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Existence as Birth
One who sees the world born anew every fraction of time by an act of Divine creation, understands, in the most vivid and absolute manner possible, that “reality” can never be inconsistent with the Divine will.
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