Ranked #1
Three-Pronged Purpose (1.2)
Three-Pronged Purpose (1.2)
The second Mishna in Pirkei Avos features a powerful teaching from one of the pivotal and legendary characters in Jewish... Read more
30 Oct 2017
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50mins
Ranked #2
Extreme Measures (4:4)
Extreme Measures (4:4)
My wise grandmother, of blessed memory, used to quip, “Everything in moderation.” That sagacious advice is, in fact, the... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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25mins
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Godly Intellect (1:4)
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13 Nov 2017
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Ranked #4
Fostering Lasting Relationships (1:3)
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Tempering Temper (2:15)
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20 Aug 2018
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52mins
Ranked #7
Alcohol in Moderation (3:14)
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Ranked #8
Complex Calculations (3:23)
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Excessive Schmoozing with Women (1:5)
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In the fifth mishna we learn about the proper ways to interact with others, especially those less fortunate, in a pious ... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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27mins
Ranked #10
The Virtues of Silence (1:17)
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The next mantle holder of the office of the Nasi, Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel, teaches us powerful insights on how to beco... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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43mins
Ranked #11
Choose Your World (2:16)
Choose Your World (2:16)
This mishna marks the first of three times in Pirkei Avos where the phrase “is removed from the world” is assigned to pe... Read more
27 Aug 2018
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43mins
Ranked #12
Torah To-Go (3:10)
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We put much focus on Torah study and Torah acquisition, and in this mishnah we learn about the other half of Torah great... Read more
27 Jan 2019
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Ranked #13
Advanced Conflict Resolution (3:21)
Advanced Conflict Resolution (3:21)
Rabbi Elazar Ben Azaria got an unusual and controversial promotion at a very young age. Due to an escalating dispute bet... Read more
27 Jun 2019
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59mins
Ranked #14
Finding Your Magic Bullet (2:13-14)
Finding Your Magic Bullet (2:13-14)
Two thousand years ago the great Sage Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai instructed his five prime disciples to undertake a uniq... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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33mins
Ranked #15
Greeting Everyone with Joy (3:16)
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Rabbi Yishmael was the scion of one of the most prestigious families of our nation and a titanic Sage of the Mishnaic Er... Read more
29 Apr 2019
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59mins
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Spiritual Natural Law (2:9-2:12)
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Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai was the pivotal leader of the nation at a most vulnerable juncture of our history. His life s... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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Ranked #17
Why God Maintains the World (1:18)
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The finalmishna of the first chapter sounds very similar to its second one. In it we learn the three things upon which t... Read more
16 Apr 2018
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37mins
Ranked #18
Hens, Goats, and Bears, Oh My! (3:11-13)
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Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa was a legendary Sage who lived towards the end of the Second Temple, and the Talmud relates many ... Read more
3 Feb 2019
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49mins
Ranked #19
Divine Foreknowledge and Free Will (3:19)
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In this pithy teaching, Rabbi Akiva addresses some of the knottiest questions of Jewish philosophy: If God knows what we... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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37mins
Ranked #20
Paging the Divine Presence (3:3-4)
Paging the Divine Presence (3:3-4)
In successive teachings, our Sages share with us a way to usher ourselves into the Presence of the Almighty. It really i... Read more
19 Nov 2018
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24mins
