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Lesson 3 of 6·Pirkei Avot: The Misunderstood Masterpiece

The “Chosen People” between Universalism and Particularism

Avot includes the words of generations of renowned sages. But there are surprising omissions as well. In this lecture, Rabbi Soloveichik explores the “mystery of the missing Gamliel,” the grandfather of the author of the Mishnah, thereby throwing new light on the meaning of the entire work.