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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",
"chabad": "pir|KEI o|VOYS"
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"hebrew": "פֶּרֶק ד",
"english": "Chapter Four",
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"israeli": "PE|rek ד",
"orthographic": "PE|req ד",
"sephardic": "PE|req ד",
"chabad": "PE|rek ד"
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "שֶׁמֵּתוֹ מֻטָּל לְפָנָיו, וְאַל תִּשְׁאַל\nלוֹ בִּשְׁעַת נִדְרוֹ, וְאַל תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל\nלִרְאוֹתוֹ בִּשְׁעַת קַלְקָלָתוֹ.",
"english": "comforted at that time. Do not ask him, as soon as he makes a promise, if he will fulfill it without any conditions, because if he says yes, he will have to keep to his word and may later regret the decision. Do not try to see him when he is disgraced, because he is too embarrassed to see anyone.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "she|me|TO mu|TAL le|fa|NAV, ve-AL tish|AL\nlo bish|AT nid|RO, ve-AL tish|ta|DEL\nlir|o|TO bish|AT kal|ka|la|TO.",
"orthographic": "shem|me|THO muṭ|ṭAL le|fa|NAV, ve|ʾAL tish|ʾAL\nlo bish|ʿATH nidh|RO, ve|ʾAL tish|tad|DEL\nlir|ʾo|THO bish|ʿATH qal|qa|la|THO.",
"sephardic": "shem|me|TO mut|TAL le|fa|NAV, ve|AL tish|AL\nlo bish|ʿAT nid|RO, ve|AL tish|tad|DEL\nlir|o|TO bish|ʿAT qal|qa|la|TO.",
"chabad": "she|mei|SOY mu|TOL l'fo|NOV, v'AL tish|AL\nloy bish|AS nid|ROY, v'AL tish|ta|DEIL\nlir|oy|SOY bish|AS kal|ko|lo|SOY."
}
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{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "יט שְׁמוּאֵל הַקָּטָן אוֹמֵר: בִּנְפֹל\nאוֹיִבְךָ אַל תִּשְׂמָח,1 וּבְכַשְּׁלוֹ\nאַל יָגֵל לִבֶּךָ, פֶּן יִרְאֶה יְהֹוָה וְרַע\nבְּעֵינָיו, וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּוֹ.",
"english": "19 Shmuel Hakatan says: Do not be happy when your enemy falls,1 and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, in case the Lord sees your happiness, and it is bad in His eyes, and He will then turn His anger away from your enemy and toward you.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "יט sh'mu-EL ha|ka|TAN o|MER: bin|FOL\no|yiv|CHA al tis|MACH, uv|chash|LO\nal ya|GEL li|BE|cha, pen yir|EH a|do|NAI ve|RA\nbe-ei|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me-a|LAV a|PO.",
"orthographic": "יט she|mu|ʾEL haq|qa|ṭAN ʾo|MER: bin|FOL\nʾo|yiv|KHA ʾal tiś|MAḥ, u|ve|khas|she|LO\nʾal ya|GHEL lib|BE|kha, pen yir|ʾEH a|do|NAI ve|RAʿ\nbe|ʿe|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me|ʿa|LAV ʾap|PO.",
"sephardic": "יט she|mu|EL haq|qa|TAN o|MER: bin|FOL\no|yiv|KHA al tis|MAḥ, u|ve|khas|she|LO\nal ya|GEL lib|BE|kha, pen yir|EH a|do|NAI ve|RAʿ\nbe|ʿe|NAV, ve|he|SHIV me|ʿa|LAV ap|PO.",
"chabad": "יט sh'mu-EIL ha|ko|TON oy|MEIR: bin|FOYL\noy|yiv|CHO al tis|MOCH, uv'|chash'|LOY\nal yo|GEIL li|BE|cho, pen yir|EH a|do|NOY v'RA\nb'ei|NOV, v'hei|SHIV mei-o|LOV a|POY."
}
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "כ אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן אֲבוּיָה אוֹמֵר,\nהַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה יֶלֶד לְמָה\nהוּא דּוֹמֶה: לִדְיוֹ כְּתוּבָה עַל\nנְיָר חָדָשׁ, וְהַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה\nזָקֵן לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה: לִדְיוֹ\nכְּתוּבָה עַל נְיָר מָחוּק. רַבִּי\nיוֹסֵי בַּר יְהוּדָה אִישׁ כְּפַר\nהַבַּבְלִי אוֹמֵר, הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה\nמִן הַקְּטַנִּים, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה:\nלְאוֹכֵל עֲנָבִים קֵהוֹת וְשׁוֹתֶה\nיַיִן מִגִּתּוֹ, וְהַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה מִן\nהַזְּקֵנִים, לְמָה הוּא דּוֹמֶה:\nלְאוֹכֵל עֲנָבִים בְּשׁוּלוֹת\nוְשׁוֹתֶה יַיִן יָשָׁן. רַבִּי מֵאִיר\nאוֹמֵר: אַל תִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּקַּנְקַן,\nאֶלָּא בַּמֶּה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ, יֵשׁ\nקַנְקַן חָדָשׁ מָלֵא יָשָׁן,2 וְיָשָׁן\nשֶׁאֲפִלּוּ חָדָשׁ אֵין בּוֹ.",
"english": "20 Elisha ben Avuyah says: Someone who learns Torah as a child—to what is he compared? To ink written on fresh paper, which will not fade. Similarly, one does not forget the Torah he learned as a child. Whereas someone who only studies Torah as an old person—to what is he compared? To ink written on worn out paper, which fades easily. Similarly, one more easily forgets what he studies in old age. Rabbi Yosei bar Yehudah of Kfar Habavli says: Someone who learns Torah from young people—to what is he compared? To someone who eats unripe grapes and drinks wine from its container before it is ready, since he learns from a young person, whose mind is not fully developed. Someone who learns Torah from old people—to what is he compared? To someone who eats ripe grapes and drinks aged wine. Rabbi Meir, however, says: Do not judge a wine (teacher) by looking at its container (physical age). Rather, judge it by what (knowledge) is inside it; there can be a new vessel (young teacher) filled with good, aged wine (knowledge),2 and there can be an old (teacher) that contains nothing, not even new wine (knowledge).",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "כ e|li|SHA ben a|vu|YAH o|MER,\nha|lo|MED to|RAH YE|led le|MAH\nhu do|MEH: lid|YO k'tu|VAH al\nne|YAR cha|DASH, ve|ha|lo|MED to|RAH\nza|KEN le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO\nk'tu|VAH al ne|YAR ma|CHUK. ra|BI\nyo|SEI bar ye|hu|DAH ish k'FAR\nha|bav|LI o|MER, ha|lo|MED to|RAH\nmin hak|ta|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle-o|CHEL a|na|VIM ke|HOT ve|sho|TEH\nya|YIN mi|gi|TO, ve|ha|lo|MED to|RAH min\nhaz|ke|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle-o|CHEL a|na|VIM b'shu|LOT\nve|sho|TEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. ra|BI me-IR\no|MER: al tis|ta|KEL ba|kan|KAN,\ne|LA ba|MEH she|YESH bo, yesh\nkan|KAN cha|DASH ma|LEI ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN\nshe-a|fi|LU cha|DASH ein bo.",
"orthographic": "כ ʾe|li|SHAʿ ben ʾa|vu|YAH ʾo|MER,\nhal|lo|MEDH to|RAH YE|ledh le|MAH\nhuʾ do|MEH: lidh|YO ke|thu|VAH ʿal\nne|YAR ḥa|DHASH, ve|hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH\nza|QEN le|MAH huʾ do|MEH: lidh|YO\nke|thu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ma|ḥUQ. rab|BI\nyo|SE bar ye|hu|DHAH ʾish ke|FAR\nhab|bav|LI ʾo|MER, hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH\nmin haq|qe|ṭan|NIM, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH:\nle|ʾo|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM qe|HOTH ve|sho|THEH\nya|YIN mig|git|TO, ve|hal|lo|MEDH to|RAH min\nhaz|ze|qe|NIM, le|MAH huʾ do|MEH:\nle|ʾo|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM be|shu|LOTH\nve|sho|THEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. rab|BI me|ʾIR\nʾo|MER: ʾal tis|tak|KEL baq|qan|QAN,\nʾel|LAʾ bam|MEH shey|YESH bo, yesh\nqan|QAN ḥa|DHASH ma|LEʾ ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN\nshe|ʾa|fil|LU ḥa|DHASH ʾen bo.",
"sephardic": "כ e|li|SHAʿ ben a|vu|YAH o|MER,\nhal|lo|MED to|RAH YE|led le|MAH\nhu do|MEH: lid|YO ke|tu|VAH ʿal\nne|YAR ḥa|DASH, ve|hal|lo|MED to|RAH\nza|QEN le|MAH hu do|MEH: lid|YO\nke|tu|VAH ʿal ne|YAR ma|ḥUQ. rab|BI\nyo|SE bar ye|hu|DAH ish ke|FAR\nhab|bav|LI o|MER, hal|lo|MED to|RAH\nmin haq|qe|tan|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle|o|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM qe|HOT ve|sho|TEH\nya|YIN mig|git|TO, ve|hal|lo|MED to|RAH min\nhaz|ze|qe|NIM, le|MAH hu do|MEH:\nle|o|KHEL ʿa|na|VIM be|shu|LOT\nve|sho|TEH ya|YIN ya|SHAN. rab|BI me|IR\no|MER: al tis|tak|KEL baq|qan|QAN,\nel|LA bam|MEH shey|YESH bo, yesh\nqan|QAN ḥa|DASH ma|LE ya|SHAN, ve|ya|SHAN\nshe|a|fil|LU ḥa|DASH en bo.",
"chabad": "כ e|li|SHO ben a|vu|YOH oy|MEIR,\nha|loy|MEID toy|ROH YE|led l'MOH\nhu doy|MEH: lid|YOY k'su|VOH al\nn'YOR cho|DOSH, v'ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH\nzo|KEIN l'MOH hu doy|MEH: lid|YOY\nk'su|VOH al n'YOR mo|CHUK. ra|BI\nyoy|SEI bar y'hu|DOH ish k'FAR\nha|bav|LI oy|MEIR, ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH\nmin hak'|ta|NIM, l'MOH hu doy|MEH:\nl'oy|CHEIL a|no|VIM kei|HOYS v'shoy|SEH\nya|YIN mi|gi|TOY, v'ha|loy|MEID toy|ROH min\nhaz'|kei|NIM, l'MOH hu doy|MEH:\nl'oy|CHEIL a|no|VIM b'shu|LOYS\nv'shoy|SEH ya|YIN yo|SHON. ra|BI mei-IR\noy|MEIR: al tis|ta|KEIL ba|kan|KAN,\ne|LO ba|MEH she|YEISH boy, yeish\nkan|KAN cho|DOSH mo|LEI yo|SHON, v'yo|SHON\nshe-a|fi|LU cho|DOSH ein boy."
}
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{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "כא רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הַקַּפָּר אוֹמֵר:\nהַקִּנְאָה וְהַתַּאֲוָה וְהַכָּבוֹד,\nמוֹצִיאִין אֶת הָאָדָם מִן\nהָעוֹלָם.",
"english": "21 Rabbi Elazar Hakapar says: Jealousy, desire for pleasure, and the pursuit of honor lead to evil and will therefore remove a person from the World to Come, and also prevent him from enjoying his life in the world, because he will never feel satisfied.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "כא ra|BI el|a|ZAR ha|ka|PAR o|MER:\nha|kin|AH ve|ha|ta-a|VAH ve|ha|ka|VOD,\nmo|tzi-IN et ha-a|DAM min\nha-o|LAM.",
"orthographic": "כא rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR haq|qap|PAR ʾo|MER:\nhaq|qin|ʾAH ve|hat|ta|ʾa|VAH ve|hak|ka|VODH,\nmo|tzi|ʾIN ʾeth ha|ʾa|DHAM min\nha|ʿo|LAM.",
"sephardic": "כא rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR haq|qap|PAR o|MER:\nhaq|qin|AH ve|hat|ta|a|VAH ve|hak|ka|VOD,\nmo|tzi|IN et ha|a|DAM min\nha|ʿo|LAM.",
"chabad": "כא ra|BI el|o|ZOR ha|ka|POR oy|MEIR:\nha|kin|OH v'ha|ta-a|VOH v'ha|ko|VOYD,\nmoy|tzi-IN es ho-o|DOM min\nho-oy|LOM."
}
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"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "כב הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: הַיִּלּוֹדִים\nלָמוּת, וְהַמֵּתִים לְהֵחָיוֹת,\nוְהַחַיִּים לָדוֹן, לֵידַע וּלְהוֹדִיעַ\nוּלְהִוָּדַע שֶׁהוּא אֵל, הוּא\nהַיּוֹצֵר, הוּא הַבּוֹרֵא, הוּא\nהַמֵּבִין, הוּא הַדַּיָּן, הוּא\nהָעֵד, הוּא בַּעַל דִּין, הוּא\nעָתִיד לָדוֹן. בָּרוּךְ הוּא,\nשֶׁאֵין לְפָנָיו לֹא עַוְלָה, וְלֹא\nשִׁכְחָה, וְלֹא מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים,\nוְלֹא מִקַּח שֹׁחַד,3 וְדַע שֶׁהַכֹּל\nלְפִי הַחֶשְׁבּוֹן. וְאַל יַבְטִיחֲךָ\nיִצְרְךָ שֶׁהַשְּׁאוֹל בֵּית מָנוֹס\nלָךְ, שֶׁעַל כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה נוֹצָר,\nוְעַל כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה נוֹלָד, וְעַל",
"english": "22 Rabbi Elazar Hakapar would often say: Those who are born will eventually die, those who are dead will be eventually brought back to life, and even those who are brought back to life will be judged by God on the Day of Judgment. This happens in order for people to know, to let others know, and to make it known throughout the world that God is God, He is the Maker of the universe, He is the Creator of the universe, He is the One Who understands everything, He is the Judge Who decides what happens in this world, He is the Witness to every action, He is the Plaintiff Who was wronged and demands the trial, and He will judge in the future, in the World to Come. He is blessed, because there is no injustice before Him, there is no forgetfulness, no favoritism, and no bribery,3 so every verdict is correct and fair. Know that all of God's rewards and punishments are given according to the account that He has kept. Do not let your evil inclination assure you that once you die, your grave will be a place of safety for you to avoid judgment, because just as you were forced to be formed—without your agreement, and",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: ha|yi|lo|DIM\nla|MUT, ve|ha|me|TIM le|he|cha|YOT,\nve|ha|cha|YIM la|DON, LEI|da u|le|ho|DIA\nu|le|hi|va|DA she|HU el, hu\nha|yo|TZER, hu ha|bo|REI, hu\nha|me|VIN, hu ha|da|YAN, hu\nha-ED, hu ba-AL din, hu\na|TID la|DON. ba|RUCH hu,\nshe-EIN le|fa|NAV lo av|LAH, ve|LO\nshich|CHAH, ve|LO ma|SO pa|NIM,\nve|LO mi|KACH sho|CHAD, ve|DA she|ha|KOL\nle|FI ha|chesh|BON. ve-AL yav|ti|cha|CHA\nyitz|re|CHA she|ha|she-OL beit ma|NOS\nlach, she-AL ka|re|cha|CHA a|TAH no|TZAR,\nve-AL ka|re|cha|CHA a|TAH no|LAD, ve-AL",
"orthographic": "כב huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: hay|yil|lo|DHIM\nla|MUTH, ve|ham|me|THIM le|he|ḥa|YOTH,\nve|ha|ḥay|YIM la|DHON, LE|dhaʿ u|le|ho|DHIAʿ\nu|le|hiv|va|DHAʿ she|HUʾ ʾel, huʾ\nhay|yo|TZER, huʾ hab|bo|REʾ, huʾ\nham|me|VIN, huʾ had|day|YAN, huʾ\nha|ʿEDH, huʾ ba|ʿAL din, huʾ\nʿa|THIDH la|DHON. ba|RUKH huʾ,\nshe|ʾEN le|fa|NAV loʾ ʿav|LAH, ve|LOʾ\nshikh|ḥAH, ve|LOʾ maś|śOʾ pa|NIM,\nve|LOʾ miq|QAḥ sho|ḥADH, ve|DHAʿ she|hak|KOL\nle|FI ha|ḥesh|BON. ve|ʾAL yav|ṭi|ḥa|KHA\nyitz|re|KHA she|has|she|ʾOL beth ma|NOS\nlakh, she|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA ʾat|TAH no|TZAR,\nve|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA ʾat|TAH no|LADH, ve|ʿAL",
"sephardic": "כב hu ha|YAH o|MER: hay|yil|lo|DIM\nla|MUT, ve|ham|me|TIM le|he|ḥa|YOT,\nve|ha|ḥay|YIM la|DON, LE|daʿ u|le|ho|DIAʿ\nu|le|hiv|va|DAʿ she|HU el, hu\nhay|yo|TZER, hu hab|bo|RE, hu\nham|me|VIN, hu had|day|YAN, hu\nha|ʿED, hu ba|ʿAL din, hu\nʿa|TID la|DON. ba|RUKH hu,\nshe|EN le|fa|NAV lo ʿav|LAH, ve|LO\nshikh|ḥAH, ve|LO mas|SO pa|NIM,\nve|LO miq|QAḥ sho|ḥAD, ve|DAʿ she|hak|KOL\nle|FI ha|ḥesh|BON. ve|AL yav|ti|ḥa|KHA\nyitz|re|KHA she|has|she|OL bet ma|NOS\nlakh, she|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA at|TAH no|TZAR,\nve|ʿAL ka|re|ḥa|KHA at|TAH no|LAD, ve|ʿAL",
"chabad": "כב hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: ha|yi|loy|DIM\nlo|MUS, v'ha|mei|SIM l'hei|cho|YOYS,\nv'ha|cha|YIM lo|DOYN, LEI|da ul'|hoy|DIA\nul'|hi|vo|DA she|HU eil, hu\nha|yoy|TZEIR, hu ha|boy|REI, hu\nha|mei|VIN, hu ha|da|YON, hu\nho-EID, hu ba-AL din, hu\no|SID lo|DOYN. bo|RUCH hu,\nshe-EIN l'fo|NOV loy av|LOH, v'LOY\nshich|CHOH, v'LOY ma|SOY po|NIM,\nv'LOY mi|KACH shoy|CHAD, v'DA she|ha|KOYL\nl'FI ha|chesh|BOYN. v'AL yav|ti|cha|CHO\nyitz|r'CHO she|hash'-OYL beis mo|NOYS\nloch, she-AL kor'|cha|CHO a|TOH noy|TZOR,\nv'AL kor'|cha|CHO a|TOH noy|LOD, v'AL"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "1 This does not merely refer to a personal enemy, but even to an enemy of Judaism itself—one who fights against the Torah and its commandments. Even at the downfall of such a person, we are not to rejoice. Perhaps we could have done more to bring him closer to the right path, which would have prevented his downfall.",
"marker": "1",
"attribution": "The Rebbe"
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"type": "Commentary",
"text": "2 Even one who is relatively \"new\" to the Torah and its commandments has the ability to teach others what he has learned, even if they are already wise and \"old.\" Conversely, one who is \"old\" and experienced in the ways of Torah and its wisdom must teach \"new,\" inexperienced people to bring them closer to God.",
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"attribution": "The Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "3 Sins sever a person's connection to God and can be fixed only through repentance. Doing more good deeds is great, but doesn't \"bribe\" God to forgive sins.",
"marker": "3",
"attribution": "The Rebbe"
}
]
}
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