Introduction to Pirkei Avos (Biurim L’Pirkei Avos)

1. Pirkei Avos – Attributes of the Soul Pirkei Avos essentially comprises five chapters. Chapter number six, which is in actuality a Beraisa, was added as an appendix to Avos. The Holiday of…
2. Pirkei Avos – Dual Preparations There are two customs concerning the recitation of Pirkei Avos: The first is to recite it every Shabbos between the Holidays of Passover and Shavuos.…
3. Pirkei Avos – Prelude to Sinai It is a well-known practice throughout the Jewish community to recite and study the Talmudic treatise known either as Avos (Fathers) or Pirkei Avos…
4. Pirkei Avos – Preparation for Shavuos One of the reasons for reciting Pirkei Avos between Passover and Shavuos is to provide us with a means to prepare for the giving of the Torah during…
5. Pirkei Avos – Preparation for the Future The season for reciting Pirkei Avos every Sabbath begins on the very first Shabbos following Passover in the (end of the) month of Nissan, the “month…
6. Pirkei Avos – Sabbatical Ethics The universal custom is to recite and study Pirkei Avos on the Sabbaths between Passover and Shavuos, while others continue to recite it throughout…
7. Pirkei Avos – Taste of Sinai One of the reasons given for the study of Avos after Passover is that the study and implementation of the ideals of Avos serves as a preparation for…
8. Pirkei Avos – The Aleph, Beis, Gimmel of Judaism Pirkei Avos is punctuated with teachings that revolve around the number three. However, the three-fold nature of Avos is actually rooted in the very…
9. Pirkei Avos – Two Dimensions of Avos and Two Lev- Els of Torah Re- Newal The universal custom is to recite Pirkei Avos in the Sabbaths between Passover and Shavuos, while in many communities—and this is also the Chabad…
10. Pirkei Avos – Whose Fathers? The name. Avos literally means fathers, which begs the question, why would the rabbis of the Talmud name this tractate that deals with ethics,…

← All books