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Lesson 1 of 6·Pirkei Avot: The Misunderstood Masterpiece

What is Avot Really About? The Nature and Purpose of a Rabbinic Masterpiece

In this opening episode, Rabbi Soloveichik introduces Tractate Avot, “the most beloved and most misunderstood book…in all of rabbinic literature.” Learn how the first chapter of this work embodies the history of Jewish theology and law from the end of the period of the prophets until today.