Pirkei Avot

Ethics of the Fathers

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Chapter 1

1:1 The Force of Transmission

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; adapted by Moshe-Yaakov Wisnefsky

1:2 World's 3 Pillars

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

1:3 For the Love of G-d

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

1:5 Hospitality and the Letter Hei

Translated by Baruch Emanuel Erdstein from Zecut Avot by the Ben Ish Chai

1:10 Get a Job!

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

1:11 Scholars, Be Cautious

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter

1:13 The Danger of Utilizing Divine names

1:14 When I am I

By Rabbi Yosef Caro; translated and edited by Moshe Miller

1:14 "If I Am Not…"

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

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Chapter 2

2:1 Connecting Completely

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

2:1 Every Single Day

From the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, translation and commentary by Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Shore

2:2 Work/Study Program

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter

2:4 Fulfill the Will

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

2:5 The Strength of the Community Social Unit

By Jonathan Udren

2:8 Granting the Soul Its Due Credit

From the teachings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad; adapted by Baruch Emanuel Erdstein

2:10 The Fire of the Sages

From the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonoye

2:12 In All Your Ways

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

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Chapter 3

3:1 Learning From Miracles

By Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz; adapted from Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Eliyahu Munk

3:2 A Book of Remembrance

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

3:2 Shepherdess of the Exile

From the teachings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad

3:3 Tasty Fixings

From the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, translation and commentary by Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Shore

3:7 The Gift of Wealth

3:9 Wisdom Before Fear

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

3:10 Satisfaction

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

3:14 Created in the Divine Image

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter

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Chapter 4

4:1 What You See is What You Get

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

Do a Mitzvah, Get a Mitzvah

By Binyomin Adilman, based on Noam Elimelech

4:2 Mitzvah Rewards

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

4:6 Simple Honor

From the teachings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad

4:11 Returning from Below to Above

By Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov; translated and annotated by J. Immanuel Schochet

4:12 The Sum is Greater than its Parts

By Jonathan Udren

4:20 Old Wine in a New Vessel

From the teachings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad; adapted by Baruch Emanuel Erdstein

4:21 A Deeper Force

4:22 Delighting in G-d

By Yekutiel Green

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Chapter 5

5:1 Ten Stages

By Yekutiel Green

5:1 Desire and Divinity

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

5:5 Snakes and Scorpions

From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

5:6 Rebelling Against Rest

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter

5:8 Learning From Miracles

By Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz; adapted from Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Eliyahu Munk

5:14 Jewish Acupuncture

From the works of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad

5:17 For Heaven's Sake

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

5:19 The Blessing of a Good Eye

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

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Chapter 6

6:1 Elevating Distractions

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

6:2 The Divine Voice

From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch

6:5 Forty-Eight Special

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter

6:10 Personal Possessions

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

6:10 Absolute Acquisitions

Adapted by Jonathan Udren from the teachings of the Maharal of Prague

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6:11 Daily Message from Heaven

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

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