Ethics of the Fathers with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan (Perkei Avos)
Ethics of the Fathers with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan (Perkei Avos)
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan • 47 episodes
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan
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The Meat of Torah: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:18
The Meat of Torah: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:18
Dec 23, 2024
47:08
Rabbi Eliezer Chisma would say: the laws of kinin (bird offerings) and the laws of menstrual periods--these, these are the meat of Halachah (Torah law). The calculations of solar seasons and gematria are the condiments of wisdom.
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Torah and Morality: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:17
Torah and Morality: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:17
Dec 23, 2024
47:37
Rabbi Eliezer the son of Azariah would say: If there is no Torah, there is no common decency; if there is no common decency, there is no Torah.
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The Collector: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:15-16
The Collector: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:15-16
Dec 23, 2024
55:36
The collection-officers make their rounds every day and exact payment from man, with his knowledge and without his knowledge
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Torah vs. Profession Ethics of our Fathers: Avot 2:2
Torah vs. Profession Ethics of our Fathers: Avot 2:2
Dec 23, 2024
40:15
“It is good to combine the study of Torah with an occupation” -- Which is more important, studying Torah or doing a profession.
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Achievements: Does It Really Matter? Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Achievements: Does It Really Matter? Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Dec 23, 2024
45:53
“Be as careful in minor commandments as of a major one” -- What does G-d judge us by: the actual achievements or the work and emotion that is put into performing the commandments?
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Big or Small Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Big or Small Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Dec 23, 2024
49:29
“Be as careful in minor commandments as of a major one” -- What defines larger or smaller commandments?
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Keeping a Balance: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Keeping a Balance: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:1
Dec 23, 2024
50:07
In this class you will learn some historical context to the authoring of the mishnah and the meaning of the Sages teaching that one should lead a balanced lifestyle.
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Everything is for His Glory
Everything is for His Glory
May 12, 2021
56:48
Everything is for His Glory: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:11 Everything that G-d created in His world, He did not create but for His glory. As is stated (Isaiah 43:7): "All that is called by My name and for My glory, I created it, formed it, also I made it." And it says (Exodus 15:1): "G-d shall reign forever and ever."
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Torah Aspirations II
Torah Aspirations II
May 12, 2021
54:21
Torah Aspirations - Part 2: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:5 Do not seek greatness for yourself, and do not lust for honor. More than you study, do. Desire not the table of kings, for your table is greater than theirs, and your crown is greater than theirs, and faithful is your Employer to pay you the rewards of your work.
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Torah Aspirations I
Torah Aspirations I
May 12, 2021
48:39
Torah Aspirations - Part 1: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:5 Do not seek greatness for yourself, and do not lust for honor. More than you study, do. Desire not the table of kings, for your table is greater than theirs, and your crown is greater than theirs, and faithful is your Employer to pay you the rewards of your work.
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Who Is Greater Part IV
Who Is Greater Part IV
May 12, 2021
49:35
Who Is Greater Part IV: Part 4 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:6 “Torah is greater than priesthood or royalty”.
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Who Is Greater Part III
Who Is Greater Part III
May 12, 2021
58:39
Who Is Greater Part III: Part 3 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:6 “Torah is greater than priesthood or royalty”.
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Who Is Greater Part II
Who Is Greater Part II
May 12, 2021
50:35
Who Is Greater Part II: Part 2 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:6 "Torah is greater than priesthood or royalty”.
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Who Is Greater Part I
Who Is Greater Part I
May 12, 2021
50:10
Who Is Greater Part I: Part 1 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 6:6 “Torah is greater than priesthood or royalty”.
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Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple: Part 2
Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple: Part 2
May 21, 2020
50:25
Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple (2) Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:5 Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in the Holy Temple.
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Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple: Avot Part 1
Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple: Avot Part 1
May 21, 2020
53:33
Ten Miracles in the Holy Temple (1) Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:5 Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in the Holy Temple.
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Ten Tests: Avot 5:4
Ten Tests: Avot 5:4
May 21, 2020
51:45
Ten Tests Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:4 With ten tests our forefathers tested G-d in the desert, as is stated (Numbers 14:22), "They tested Me these ten times, and did not hearken to My voice."
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Ten Miracles in Egypt: Avot 5:4
Ten Miracles in Egypt: Avot 5:4
May 21, 2020
40:51
Ten Miracles in Egypt Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:4 Ten miracles were performed for our forefathers in Egypt, and another ten at the sea. Ten afflictions were wrought by G-d upon the Egyptians in Egypt, and another ten at the sea.
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Miracles and Trials: Avot 5:3
Miracles and Trials: Avot 5:3
May 21, 2020
52:32
Miracles and Trials Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:3 With ten tests our father Abraham was tested and he withstood them all--in order to make known how great our father Abraham’s love [for G-d] was.
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Why Ten? Part IV Avot 5:1
Why Ten? Part IV Avot 5:1
May 21, 2020
55:27
Why Ten Part 4 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:1 Explore creation and the implication of the words: “The world was created by means of ten Divine utterances.”
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Why Ten? Part 3 Avot 5:1
Why Ten? Part 3 Avot 5:1
May 21, 2020
48:16
Why Ten Part 3 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:1 Explore creation and the implication of the words: “The world was created by means of ten Divine utterances.”
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Why Ten: Part II Avot 5:1
Why Ten: Part II Avot 5:1
May 21, 2020
33:52
Why Ten? Part 2 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:1 Explore creation and the implication of the words: “The world was created by means of ten Divine utterances.”
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Why Ten? Part I Avot 5:1
Why Ten? Part I Avot 5:1
May 21, 2020
45:16
Why Ten? Part 1 of 4 - Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:1 Explore creation and the implication of the words: “The world was created by means of ten Divine utterances.”
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The Virtue of Teshuvah: Avot 5:1
The Virtue of Teshuvah: Avot 5:1
May 21, 2020
53:34
The Virtue of Teshuvah Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 5:1 The virtue of Teshuvah: Making a change in your life and turning things around.
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More then Meets the Eye: Avot 4:21
More then Meets the Eye: Avot 4:21
May 12, 2020
49:45
More then Meets the Eye Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 4:21 “Envy, lust and honor-seeking drive a man from this world.” Learn the deeper meaning behind Rabbi Eliezer Hakappar’s statement.
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The Virtues of Maturity: 4:20
The Virtues of Maturity: 4:20
May 12, 2020
54:44
The Virtues of Maturity Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 4:20 Elisha ben Avuya taught “He who studies Torah as a child, to what can he be compared? To ink written on fresh paper; and he who studies Torah as an old man, to what can he be compared? To ink written on paper that has been erased”.
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Everything is Seen: Avot 3:15
Everything is Seen: Avot 3:15
May 6, 2020
1:02:36
Everything is Seen: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:15 All is foreseen, and freedom of choice is granted. The world is judged with goodness, but in accordance with the amount of man's positive deeds.
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The Preciousness of the Jew (2): Avot 3:14
The Preciousness of the Jew (2): Avot 3:14
May 6, 2020
1:02:25
The Preciousness of the Jew (2) Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:14
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The Virtues of Humanity (1): Avot 3:14
The Virtues of Humanity (1): Avot 3:14
May 6, 2020
60:00
The Virtues of Humanity (1) Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:14
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Safeguards: Avot 3:13
Safeguards: Avot 3:13
May 6, 2020
1:02:56
Safeguards : Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:13 Rabbi Akiva would say: Jesting and frivolity accustom a person to promiscuity. Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth, vows a safety fence for abstinence; a safety fence for wisdom is silence.
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Ultimate Profanity: Avot 3:11
Ultimate Profanity: Avot 3:11
May 6, 2020
1:01:59
Ultimate Profanity: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:11 One, who profanes the kodoshim, degrades the Festivals, humiliates his friend in public, abrogates the covenant of our father Abraham, or who interprets the Torah contrary to its true intent… has no share in the World to Come.
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G-d Likes a Mentch: Avot 3:10
G-d Likes a Mentch: Avot 3:10
May 6, 2020
43:11
G‑d Likes a Mentch : Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:10 One who is pleasing to his fellow men is pleasing to G‑d. But one who is not pleasing to his fellow men is not pleasing to G‑d.
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Forgetfulness: Avot 3:8
Forgetfulness: Avot 3:8
May 6, 2020
53:26
Forgetfulness: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:8 Rabbi Dusta'i the son of Rabbi Yannai would say in the name of Rabbi Meir: Anyone who forgets even a single word of his learning, the Torah considers it as if…
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Piety Precedes Wisdom: Avot 3:9
Piety Precedes Wisdom: Avot 3:9
May 6, 2020
1:01:09
Piety Precedes Wisdom: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:9 Rabbi Chanina the son of Dosa would say: One whose fear of sin takes precedence to his wisdom, his wisdom endures. But one whose wisdom takes precedence to his fear of sin, his wisdom does not endure.
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Ten Jews & G-ds Presence: Avot 3:6
Ten Jews & G-ds Presence: Avot 3:6
May 6, 2020
39:06
Ten Jews & G-d's Presence: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:6 Rabbi Chalafta ben Dosa of Kfar Chananya explained “If ten people sit together and occupy themselves with Torah, the Divine Presence rests among them”
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The Yoke of Torah: Avot 3:4
The Yoke of Torah: Avot 3:4
May 6, 2020
50:30
The Yoke of Torah: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:4 Rabbi Chanina the son of Chachinaey taught “One who is awake at night of travels alone on the road, and turns his heart to idleness, indeed he endangers his life”
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Welfare of the Government: Avot 3:2
Welfare of the Government: Avot 3:2
May 6, 2020
52:56
Welfare of the Government: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:2 Rabbi Chanina the deputy High-Priest taught “Pray for the welfare of the government, for were it not for the fear of it, men would swallow one another alive”.
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Three Things To Know: Avot 3:1
Three Things To Know: Avot 3:1
May 6, 2020
48:39
Three Things to Know: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 3:1 Akavya ben Mahalalel said, “Reflect upon three things and you will not come to sin: 1. Know from where you came 2. Know where you are going 3. And before whom you are destined to give an accounting for you actions.
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Community Matters: Avot 2:2
Community Matters: Avot 2:2
Apr 28, 2020
48:27
Community Matters Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 2:2 “All who occupy themselves with the affairs of the community shall be engaged with them for the sake of G-d" -- Why you should or shouldn’t be involved in community matters.
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Justice, Truth and Peace: Avot 1:18
Justice, Truth and Peace: Avot 1:18
Apr 22, 2020
42:53
Justice, Truth and Peace: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:18 By three things is the world sustained: law, truth and peace. As is stated: "Truth, and a judgment of peace, you should administer at your [city] gates.''
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The Value of Silence: Avot 1:17
The Value of Silence: Avot 1:17
Apr 22, 2020
55:11
The Value of Silence: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:17 His son, Shimon, would say: All my life I have been raised amongst the wise and I have found nothing better for the body than silence. The essential thing is not study, but deed. And one who speaks excessively brings on sin.
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Choose a Path for Yourself: Avot 1:16
Choose a Path for Yourself: Avot 1:16
Apr 22, 2020
53:10
Choose a Path for Yourself: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:16 Rabban Gamliel would say: Assume for yourself a master; stay away from doubt; and do not accustom yourself to tithe by estimation.
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To Love Every Jew - Avot 1:12
To Love Every Jew - Avot 1:12
Apr 22, 2020
58:18
To Love Every Jew: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:12 Hillel would say: Be of the disciples of Aaron--a lover of peace, a pursuer of peace, one who loves the creatures and draws them close to Torah.
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The World's Tripod: Avot 1:2
The World's Tripod: Avot 1:2
Apr 21, 2020
52:23
The World’s Tripod: Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:2 Shimon the Righteous was among the last surviving members of the Great assembly. He would say: The world stands on three things: Torah, the service of G-d, and deeds of kindness.
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Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 3
Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 3
Apr 21, 2020
52:28
Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers - Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 3 Part 3 Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:1 By Mendel Kaplan
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Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 2
Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 2
Apr 21, 2020
57:06
Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers - Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 2 Part 2 Ethics of Our Fathers: Avot 1:1 By Mendel Kaplan
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Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 1
Pirkei Avot Ch. 1, Mishnah 1, Lesson 1
Apr 21, 2020
44:14
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