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"hebrew": "פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת",
"english": "Pirkei Avot",
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"israeli": "pir|KEI a|VOT",
"orthographic": "pir|QE ʾa|VOTH",
"sephardic": "pir|QE a|VOT",
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"hebrew": "פֶּרֶק שְׁלִישִׁי",
"english": "Chapter Three",
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"israeli": "PE|rek sh'li|SHI",
"orthographic": "PE|req she|li|SHI",
"sephardic": "PE|req she|li|SHI",
"chabad": "PE|rek sh'li|SHI"
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "טז הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: הַכֹּל נָתוּן\nבְּעֵרָבוֹן, וּמְצוּדָה פְרוּסָה עַל\nכָּל הַחַיִּים, הֶחָנוּת פְּתוּחָה,\nוְהַחֶנְוָנִי מֵקִיף, וְהַפִּנְקָס\nפָּתוּחַ, וְהַיָּד כּוֹתֶבֶת, וְכָל\nהָרוֹצֶה לִלְווֹת יָבֹא וְיִלְוֶה,\nוְהַגַּבָּאִין מַחֲזִירִין תָּדִיר\nבְּכָל יוֹם, וְנִפְרָעִין מִן הָאָדָם\nמִדַּעְתּוֹ וְשֶׁלֹּא מִדַּעְתּוֹ,1 וְיֵשׁ\nלָהֶם עַל מַה שֶּׁיִּסְמֹכוּ,\nוְהַדִּין דִּין אֱמֶת, וְהַכֹּל\nמְתֻקָּן לַסְּעוּדָה.",
"english": "16 Rabbi Akiva would often say: Everything that a person owns in the world is given to him by God on condition that it will be used for its correct purpose. A net is spread over all living things—they are unable to escape God's judgment. The world is like a shop that is open for anyone to take what he wants. The Shopkeeper—God—offers credit and is willing to wait for people to repay Him with repentance. The record book is open to record everyone's actions, and the hand writes everything that happens. Whoever wants to borrow from God and \"owe\" Him repentance is free to borrow, but every \"debt\" must eventually be repaid through repentance. The collectors go around often each day; God collects payment from each person for his \"debts\" in many ways, whether the person realizes it or not.1 The collectors have something to rely on—the record book that records everyone's actions. The judgment is a judgment of truth. God judges people fairly. Everything is prepared for the feast of the World to Come, when all people will receive what they deserve.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "טז hu ha|YAH o|MER: ha|KOL na|TUN\nbe-e|ra|VON, u|me|tzu|DAH f'ru|SAH al\nkol ha|cha|YIM, he|cha|NUT p'tu|CHAH,\nve|ha|chen|va|NI me|KIF, ve|ha|pin|KAS\npa|TUACH, ve|ha|YAD ko|TE|vet, ve|CHOL\nha|ro|TZEH lil|VOT ya|VO ve|yil|VEH,\nve|ha|ga|ba-IN ma|cha|zi|RIN ta|DIR\nb'CHOL yom, ve|nif|ra-IN min ha-a|DAM\nmi|da|TO ve|she|LO mi|da|TO, ve|YESH\nla|HEM al mah she|yis|mo|CHU,\nve|ha|DIN din e|MET, ve|ha|KOL\nme|tu|KAN la|se|u|DAH.",
"orthographic": "טז huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: hak|KOL na|THUN\nbe|ʿe|ra|VON, u|me|tzu|DHAH fe|ru|SAH ʿal\nkol ha|ḥay|YIM, he|ḥa|NUTH pe|thu|ḥAH,\nve|ha|ḥen|va|NI me|QIF, ve|hap|pin|QAS\npa|THUAḥ, ve|hay|YADH ko|THE|veth, ve|KHOL\nha|ro|TZEH lil|VOTH ya|VOʾ ve|yil|VEH,\nve|hag|gab|ba|ʾIN ma|ḥa|zi|RIN ta|DHIR\nbe|KHOL yom, ve|nif|ra|ʿIN min ha|ʾa|DHAM\nmid|daʿ|TO ve|shel|LOʾ mid|daʿ|TO, ve|YESH\nla|HEM ʿal mah shey|yis|mo|KHU,\nve|had|DIN din ʾe|METH, ve|hak|KOL\nme|thuq|QAN las|se|ʿu|DHAH.",
"sephardic": "טז hu ha|YAH o|MER: hak|KOL na|TUN\nbe|ʿe|ra|VON, u|me|tzu|DAH fe|ru|SAH ʿal\nkol ha|ḥay|YIM, he|ḥa|NUT pe|tu|ḥAH,\nve|ha|ḥen|va|NI me|QIF, ve|hap|pin|QAS\npa|TUAḥ, ve|hay|YAD ko|TE|vet, ve|KHOL\nha|ro|TZEH lil|VOT ya|VO ve|yil|VEH,\nve|hag|gab|ba|IN ma|ḥa|zi|RIN ta|DIR\nbe|KHOL yom, ve|nif|ra|ʿIN min ha|a|DAM\nmid|daʿ|TO ve|shel|LO mid|daʿ|TO, ve|YESH\nla|HEM ʿal mah shey|yis|mo|KHU,\nve|had|DIN din e|MET, ve|hak|KOL\nme|tuq|QAN las|se|ʿu|DAH.",
"chabad": "טז hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: ha|KOYL no|SUN\nb'ei|ro|VOYN, um'|tzu|DOH f'ru|SOH al\nkol ha|cha|YIM, he|cho|NUS p'su|CHOH,\nv'ha|chen|vo|NI mei|KIF, v'ha|pin|KOS\npo|SUACH, v'ha|YOD koy|SE|ves, v'CHOL\nho|roy|TZEH lil|VOYS yo|VOY v'yil|VEH,\nv'ha|ga|bo-IN ma|cha|zi|RIN to|DIR\nb'CHOL yoym, v'nif|ro-IN min ho-o|DOM\nmi|da|TOY v'she|LOY mi|da|TOY, v'YEISH\nlo|HEM al mah she|yis|moy|CHU,\nv'ha|DIN din e|MES, v'ha|KOYL\nm'su|KON las'|u|DOH."
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "יז רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה\nאוֹמֵר: אִם אֵין תּוֹרָה אֵין\nדֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, אִם אֵין דֶּרֶךְ\nאֶרֶץ אֵין תּוֹרָה, אִם אֵין\nחָכְמָה אֵין יִרְאָה, אִם אֵין\nיִרְאָה אֵין חָכְמָה, אִם אֵין\nדַּעַת אֵין בִּינָה, אִם אֵין בִּינָה\nאֵין דַּעַת, אִם אֵין קֶמַח אֵין",
"english": "17 Rabbi Elazar Ben Azaryah says: If a person does not learn Torah, he cannot have proper social conduct, because social conduct is learned from the Torah. If a person has no social conduct, the Torah he learns cannot be properly absorbed. If a person has no wisdom, he cannot properly fear God. If a person does not fear God, his wisdom will not last. If a person has no knowledge, he cannot",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "יז ra|BI el|a|ZAR ben a|zar|YAH\no|MER: im ein to|RAH ein\nDE|rech E|retz, im ein DE|rech\nE|retz ein to|RAH, im ein\nchoch|MAH ein yir|AH, im ein\nyir|AH ein choch|MAH, im ein\nda-AT ein bi|NAH, im ein bi|NAH\nein da-AT, im ein KE|mach ein",
"orthographic": "יז rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|zar|YAH\nʾo|MER: ʾim ʾen to|RAH ʾen\nDE|rekh ʾE|retz, ʾim ʾen DE|rekh\nʾE|retz ʾen to|RAH, ʾim ʾen\nḥokh|MAH ʾen yir|ʾAH, ʾim ʾen\nyir|ʾAH ʾen ḥokh|MAH, ʾim ʾen\nda|ʿATH ʾen bi|NAH, ʾim ʾen bi|NAH\nʾen da|ʿATH, ʾim ʾen QE|maḥ ʾen",
"sephardic": "יז rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR ben ʿa|zar|YAH\no|MER: im en to|RAH en\nDE|rekh E|retz, im en DE|rekh\nE|retz en to|RAH, im en\nḥokh|MAH en yir|AH, im en\nyir|AH en ḥokh|MAH, im en\nda|ʿAT en bi|NAH, im en bi|NAH\nen da|ʿAT, im en QE|maḥ en",
"chabad": "יז ra|BI el|o|ZOR ben a|zar|YOH\noy|MEIR: im ein toy|ROH ein\nDE|rech E|retz, im ein DE|rech\nE|retz ein toy|ROH, im ein\nchoch|MOH ein yir|OH, im ein\nyir|OH ein choch|MOH, im ein\nda-AS ein bi|NOH, im ein bi|NOH\nein da-AS, im ein KE|mach ein"
}
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "תּוֹרָה,2 אִם אֵין תּוֹרָה אֵין קֶמַח.\nהוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: כָּל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ\nמְרֻבָּה מִמַּעֲשָׂיו, לְמָה הוּא\nדּוֹמֶה: לְאִילָן שֶׁעֲנָפָיו מְרֻבִּין\nוְשָׁרָשָׁיו מוּעָטִין, וְהָרוּחַ בָּאָה\nוְעוֹקַרְתּוֹ וְהוֹפַכְתּוֹ עַל פָּנָיו,\nשֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהָיָה כְּעַרְעָר בָּעֲרָבָה,\nוְלֹא יִרְאֶה כִּי יָבֹא טוֹב, וְשָׁכַן\nחֲרֵרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר, אֶרֶץ מְלֵחָה וְלֹא\nתֵשֵׁב. אֲבָל, כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו מְרֻבִּין\nמֵחָכְמָתוֹ, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה:\nלְאִילָן שֶׁעֲנָפָיו מוּעָטִין וְשָׁרָשָׁיו\nמְרֻבִּין, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ כָּל הָרוּחוֹת\nשֶׁבָּעוֹלָם בָּאוֹת וְנוֹשְׁבוֹת בּוֹ, אֵין\nמְזִיזִין אוֹתוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:\nוְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל מַיִם, וְעַל\nיוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָׁרָשָׁיו, וְלֹא יִרְאֶה\nכִּי יָבֹא חֹם, וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַעֲנָן,\nוּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג, וְלֹא\nיָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּרִי.",
"english": "have deep understanding. If a person has no deep understanding, he cannot gain a lot of knowledge. If a person has no food to eat, he cannot study Torah.2 If a person does not study Torah, there is no point in having food. Rabbi Elazar Ben Azaryah would often say: Anyone whose wisdom exceeds his good deeds, to what is he compared? To a tree that has many branches but only a few roots; a wind comes and uproots it, and turns it upside down. As it says in Jeremiah: He will be like a lone tree on dry, windy land, and will not survive to see when the good rain will come; it will dwell dried out in the desert, on a salty land where nobody lives. But anyone whose good deeds exceed his wisdom, to what is he compared? To a tree that has only a few branches but many roots—even if all the winds in the world come and blow against it, they do not move it from its place. As it says in Jeremiah: He will be like a tree planted next to water, which will spread its roots toward the stream; it will not notice when the heat comes, and its leaves will always be fresh. In a year of drought it will not worry, and it will not stop producing fruits.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "to|RAH, im ein to|RAH ein KE|mach.\nhu ha|YAH o|MER: kol she|choch|ma|TO\nme|ru|BAH mi|ma-a|SAV, le|MAH hu\ndo|MEH: le-i|LAN she-a|na|FAV me|ru|BIN\nve|sho|ro|SHAV mu-a|TIN, ve|ha|RUACH ba-AH\nve-o|kar|TO ve|ho|fach|TO al pa|NAV,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke-ar|AR ba-a|ra|VAH,\nve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO tov, ve|sha|CHAN\ncha|re|RIM ba|mid|BAR, E|retz me|le|CHAH ve|LO\nte|SHEV. a|VAL, kol she|ma-a|SAV me|ru|BIN\nme|choch|ma|TO, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle-i|LAN she-a|na|FAV mu-a|TIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV\nme|ru|BIN, she-a|fi|LU kol ha|ru|CHOT\nshe|ba-o|LAM ba-OT ve|nosh|VOT bo, ein\nme|zi|ZIN o|TO mi|me|ko|MO, she|ne-e|MAR:\nve|ha|YAH ke-ETZ sha|TUL al MA|yim, ve-AL\nyu|VAL ye|sha|LACH sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LO yir|EH\nki ya|VO chom, ve|ha|YAH a|le|HU ra-a|NAN,\nu|vish|NAT ba|TZO|ret lo yid|AG, ve|LO\nya|MISH me-a|SOT pe|RI.",
"orthographic": "to|RAH, ʾim ʾen to|RAH ʾen QE|maḥ.\nhuʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: kol she|ḥokh|ma|THO\nme|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|śAV, le|MAH huʾ\ndo|MEH: le|ʾi|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV me|rub|BIN\nve|sho|ro|SHAV mu|ʿa|ṭIN, ve|ha|RUAḥ ba|ʾAH\nve|ʿo|qar|TO ve|ho|fakh|TO ʿal pa|NAV,\nshen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿar|ʿAR ba|ʿa|ra|VAH,\nve|LOʾ yir|ʾEH ki ya|VOʾ ṭov, ve|sha|KHAN\nḥa|re|RIM bam|midh|BAR, ʾE|retz me|le|ḥAH ve|LOʾ\nthe|SHEV. ʾa|VAL, kol shem|ma|ʿa|śAV me|rub|BIN\nme|ḥokh|ma|THO, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH:\nle|ʾi|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV mu|ʿa|ṭIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV\nme|rub|BIN, she|ʾa|fil|LU kol ha|ru|ḥOTH\nsheb|ba|ʿo|LAM ba|ʾOTH ve|no|she|VOTH bo, ʾen\nme|zi|ZIN ʾo|THO mim|me|qo|MO, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR:\nve|ha|YAH ke|ʿETZ sha|THUL ʿal MA|yim, ve|ʿAL\nyu|VAL ye|shal|LAḥ sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LOʾ yir|ʾEH\nki ya|VOʾ ḥom, ve|ha|YAH ʿa|le|HU ra|ʿa|NAN,\nu|vish|NATH bat|TZO|reth loʾ yidh|ʾAGH, ve|LOʾ\nya|MISH me|ʿa|śOTH pe|RI.",
"sephardic": "to|RAH, im en to|RAH en QE|maḥ.\nhu ha|YAH o|MER: kol she|ḥokh|ma|TO\nme|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|SAV, le|MAH hu\ndo|MEH: le|i|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV me|rub|BIN\nve|sho|ro|SHAV mu|ʿa|TIN, ve|ha|RUAḥ ba|AH\nve|ʿo|qar|TO ve|ho|fakh|TO ʿal pa|NAV,\nshen|ne|e|MAR: ve|ha|YAH ke|ʿar|ʿAR ba|ʿa|ra|VAH,\nve|LO yir|EH ki ya|VO tov, ve|sha|KHAN\nḥa|re|RIM bam|mid|BAR, E|retz me|le|ḥAH ve|LO\nte|SHEV. a|VAL, kol shem|ma|ʿa|SAV me|rub|BIN\nme|ḥokh|ma|TO, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle|i|LAN she|ʿa|na|FAV mu|ʿa|TIN ve|sho|ro|SHAV\nme|rub|BIN, she|a|fil|LU kol ha|ru|ḥOT\nsheb|ba|ʿo|LAM ba|OT ve|no|she|VOT bo, en\nme|zi|ZIN o|TO mim|me|qo|MO, shen|ne|e|MAR:\nve|ha|YAH ke|ʿETZ sha|TUL ʿal MA|yim, ve|ʿAL\nyu|VAL ye|shal|LAḥ sho|ro|SHAV, ve|LO yir|EH\nki ya|VO ḥom, ve|ha|YAH ʿa|le|HU ra|ʿa|NAN,\nu|vish|NAT bat|TZO|ret lo yid|AG, ve|LO\nya|MISH me|ʿa|SOT pe|RI.",
"chabad": "toy|ROH, im ein toy|ROH ein KE|mach.\nhu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: kol she|choch|mo|SOY\nm'ru|BOH mi|ma-a|SOV, l'MOH hu\ndoy|MEH: l'i|LON she-a|no|FOV m'ru|BIN\nv'sho|ro|SHOV mu-o|TIN, v'ho|RUACH bo-OH\nv'oy|kar|TOY v'hoy|fach|TOY al po|NOV,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: v'ho|YOH k'ar|OR bo-a|ro|VOH,\nv'LOY yir|EH ki yo|VOY toyv, v'sho|CHAN\ncha|rei|RIM ba|mid|BOR, E|retz m'lei|CHOH v'LOY\nsei|SHEIV. a|VOL, kol she|ma-a|SOV m'ru|BIN\nmei|choch|mo|SOY, l'MOH hu doy|MEH:\nl'i|LON she-a|no|FOV mu-o|TIN v'sho|ro|SHOV\nm'ru|BIN, she-a|fi|LU kol ho|ru|CHOYS\nshe|bo-oy|LOM bo-OYS v'noysh'|VOYS boy, ein\nm'zi|ZIN oy|SOY mim'|koy|MOY, she|ne-e|MAR:\nv'ho|YOH k'EITZ sho|SUL al MA|yim, v'AL\nyu|VAL y'sha|LACH sho|ro|SHOV, v'LOY yir|EH\nki yo|VOY choym, v'ho|YOH o|lei|HU ra-a|NON,\nu|vish|NAS ba|TZOY|res loy yid|OG, v'LOY\nyo|MISH mei-a|SOYS pe|RI."
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "יח רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר (בֶּן) חִסְמָא אוֹמֵר:\nקִנִּין וּפִתְחֵי נִדָּה, הֵן הֵן גּוּפֵי\nהֲלָכוֹת.3 תְּקוּפוֹת וְגִמַּטְרִיָּאוֹת,\nפַּרְפְּרָאוֹת לַחָכְמָה.",
"english": "18 Rabbi Eliezer (ben) Chisma says: The mathematical calculations to determine what to do when bird offerings become mixed up and unidentifiable, and mathematical calculations to determine when the laws of niddah begin, are actually part of the Torah.3 They are laws of the Torah, but the mathematical calculations of astronomy and numerical values only add flavor to a person's wisdom and should only be studied after one is filled with Torah knowledge.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "יח ra|BI e|li-e|ZER (ben) chis|MA o|MER:\nki|NIN u|fit|CHEI ni|DAH, hen hen gu|FEI\nha|la|CHOT. t'ku|FOT ve|gi|mat|ri|ya-OT,\npar|pe|ra-OT la|choch|MAH.",
"orthographic": "יח rab|BI ʾe|li|ʿe|ZER (ben) ḥis|MAʾ ʾo|MER:\nqin|NIN u|fith|ḥE nid|DAH, hen hen gu|FE\nha|la|KHOTH. te|qu|FOTH ve|ghim|maṭ|riy|ya|ʾOTH,\npar|pe|ra|ʾOTH la|ḥokh|MAH.",
"sephardic": "יח rab|BI e|li|ʿe|ZER (ben) ḥis|MA o|MER:\nqin|NIN u|fit|ḥE nid|DAH, hen hen gu|FE\nha|la|KHOT. te|qu|FOT ve|gim|mat|riy|ya|OT,\npar|pe|ra|OT la|ḥokh|MAH.",
"chabad": "יח ra|BI e|li-e|ZER (ben) chis|MO oy|MEIR:\nki|NIN u|fis|CHEI ni|DOH, hein hein gu|FEI\nha|lo|CHOYS. t'ku|FOYS v'gi|mat|ri|yo-OYS,\npar|p'ro-OYS la|choch|MOH."
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָא בֶּן עֲקַשְׁיָא אוֹמֵר: רָצָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ\nבָּרוּךְ הוּא לְזַכּוֹת אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְפִיכָךְ הִרְבָּה",
"english": "Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says: the Holy One, blessed be He, wanted to make the Children of Israel have many merits. He therefore gave them an abundance of Torah and commandments, so that they would have",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "ra|BI cha|nan|YA ben a|kash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH ha|ka|DOSH\nba|RUCH hu le|za|KOT et yis|ra-EL, le|fi|CHACH hir|BAH",
"orthographic": "rab|BI ḥa|nan|YAʾ ben ʿa|qash|YAʾ ʾo|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DHOSH\nba|RUKH huʾ le|zak|KOTH ʾeth yiś|ra|ʾEL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH",
"sephardic": "rab|BI ḥa|nan|YA ben ʿa|qash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DOSH\nba|RUKH hu le|zak|KOT et yis|ra|EL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH",
"chabad": "ra|BI cha|nan|YO ben a|kash|YO oy|MEIR: ro|TZOH ha|ko|DOYSH\nbo|RUCH hu l'za|KOYS es yis|ro-EIL, l'fi|CHOCH hir|BOH"
}
}
],
"footer": [
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "1 You decide your own judgment. You are presented with a scenario of another Jew, who did exactly what you did, and your judgment of that person is applied to you. You judged yourself knowingly by judging the act, yet unknowingly, because you weren't aware that the judgment was meant for you!",
"marker": "1",
"attribution": "Ba'al Shem Tov"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "2 The letters of the word קֶמַח stand for קַח מוּסַר חֲכָמִים, which means, \"Take the rebuke (lessons) of sages.\" By paying attention to Torah scholars, we come to fear God, which enables us to learn Torah properly.",
"marker": "2",
"attribution": "The Previous Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "3 The laws of bird offerings and niddah that are mentioned here are uncommon cases involving doubtful circumstances. Even these laws should be learned with the same enthusiasm as practical, daily-occurring matters.",
"marker": "3",
"attribution": "The Rebbe"
}
]
}
},
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