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Pirkei Avot

Ethics of the Fathers

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Chapter 1

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

1:14 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

1:17 Silence of the Wise
From the teachings of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter

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Chapter 2

2:1 Every Single Day
From the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov

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
From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

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

3:9 Wisdom Before Fear
Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

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

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

4:22 Delighting in G-d
By Yekutiel Green

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Chapter 5

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
From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

5:14 Jewish Acupuncture
From the works of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad

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Chapter 6

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

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