Ethics of the Fathers

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Ps. 119Prov. 6Hag. 2

Hebrew

שֶׁתָּדוּר עִמָּנוּ בִמְקוֹמֵנוּ, וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן לָךְ אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים דִּינְרֵי זָהָב וַאֲבָנִים
טוֹבוֹת וּמַרְגָּלִיּוֹת. אָמַרְתִּי לוֹ, אִם אַתָּה נוֹתֵן לִי כָּל כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וַאֲבָנִים
טוֹבוֹת וּמַרְגָּלִיּוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, אֵינִי דָר אֶלָּא בִמְקוֹם תּוֹרָה, וְכֵן כָּתוּב בְסֵפֶר
תְּהִלִּים עַל יְדֵי דָוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל: טוֹב־לִי תוֹרַת־פִּיךָ מֵאַלְפֵי זָהָב וָכָסֶף:
וְלֹא עוֹד, אֶלָּא שֶׁבִּשְׁעַת פְּטִירָתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם, אֵין מְלַוִּין לוֹ לָאָדָם לֹא כֶסֶף
וְלֹא זָהָב וְלֹא אֲבָנִים טוֹבוֹת וּמַרְגָּלִיּוֹת, אֶלָּא תוֹרָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים בִּלְבַד,
שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ, בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמוֹר עָלֶיךָ, וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא
תְשִׂיחֶךָ: בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ, בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה. בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמוֹר עָלֶיךָ, בַּקָּבֶר.
וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶךָ, לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. וְאוֹמֵר: לִי הַכֶּסֶף וְלִי הַזָּהָב נְאֻם יְהֹוָה
צְבָאוֹת:

Sephardi

Shetadur imanu bimkomenu, va'ani etein lach elef alafim dinrei zahav va'avanim
Tovot umargaliyot. Amarti lo, im atah noten li kol kesef vezahav va'avanim
Tovot umargaliyot sheba'olam, eini dar ela bimkom Torah, vechen katuv besefer
Tehillim al yedei David melech Yisrael: Tov-li Torat-picha me'alfei zahav vachasef:
Velo od, ela shevish'at petirato shel adam, ein melavin lo la'adam lo chesef
Velo zahav velo avanim tovot umargaliyot, ela Torah uma'asim tovim bilvad,
Shene'emar: Behit'halechecha tanche otach, beshochbecha tishmor alecha, vahakitzota hi
Tesichecha: Behit'halechecha tanche otach, ba'olam hazeh. Beshochbecha tishmor alecha, bakaver.
Vahakitzota hi tesichecha, la'olam haba. Ve'omer: Li hakesef veli hazahav ne'um Adonai
Tzeva'ot:

English

in the world, I would not live anywhere except in a place of Torah, for so it is written in the book of Psalms by David, King of Israel, ‘I prefer the Torah of your mouth to thousands of gold and silver pieces.’ Furthermore, when a person departs from this world, neither silver nor gold nor precious stones nor pearls accompany him, but only Torah and good deeds, as it is said, ‘When you walk, it will lead you; when you lie down, it will watch over you; and when you awake, it will speak with you.’ ‘When you walk, it will lead you’ – in this world; ‘when you lie down, it will watch over you’ – in the grave; ‘and when you awake, it will speak for you’ – in the World to Come. And it says, ‘Mine is the silver, and Mine is the gold, says the LORD of hosts.’”

Prov. 8Is. 66Ps. 104Gen. 14Ex. 15Ps. 16Ex. 15Ps. 78

Hebrew

י חֲמִשָּׁה קִנְיָנִים קָנָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּעוֹלָמוֹ. וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, תּוֹרָה קִנְיָן
אֶחָד, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קִנְיָן אֶחָד, אַבְרָהָם קִנְיָן אֶחָד, יִשְׂרָאֵל קִנְיָן אֶחָד,
בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קִנְיָן אֶחָד. תּוֹרָה מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב: יְהֹוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ,
קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז: שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב: כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה הַשָּׁמַיִם
כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי, אֵי־זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ־לִי, וְאֵי־זֶה מָקוֹם
מְנוּחָתִי: וְאוֹמֵר: מָה־רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהֹוָה, כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ, מָלְאָה
הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ: אַבְרָהָם מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב: וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר, בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם
לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן, קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ: יִשְׂרָאֵל מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב: עַד־יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ יְהֹוָה,
עַד־יַעֲבֹר עַם־זוּ קָנִיתָ: וְאוֹמֵר: לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה, וְאַדִּירֵי
כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָם: בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ מִנַּיִן, דִּכְתִיב: מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ יְהֹוָה,
מִקְדָּשׁ אֲדֹנָי כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ: וְאוֹמֵר: וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ, הַר־זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ:

Sephardi

10. Chamishah kinyanim kanah HaKadosh Baruch Hu be'olamo. Ve'eilu hen, Torah kinyan
Echad, shamayim va'aretz kinyan echad, Avraham kinyan echad, Yisrael kinyan echad,
Beit HaMikdash kinyan echad. Torah minayin, dichtiv: Adonai kanani reshit darko,
Kedem mif'alav me'az: Shamayim va'aretz minayin, dichtiv: Koh amar Adonai hashamayim
Kis'i veha'aretz hadom raglai, ei-zeh vayit asher tivnu-li, ve'ei-zeh makom
Menuchati: Ve'omer: Mah-rabu ma'asecha Adonai, kulam bechochmah asita, male'ah
Ha'aretz kinyanecha: Avraham minayin, dichtiv: Vayevarechehu vayomar, Baruch Avram
Le'El Elyon, koneh shamayim va'aretz: Yisrael minayin, dichtiv: Ad-ya'avor amecha Adonai,
Ad-ya'avor am-zu kanita: Ve'omer: Likdoshim asher-ba'aretz hemah, ve'adirei
Kol-cheftzi-vam: Beit HaMikdash minayin, dichtiv: Machon leshivtecha pa'alta Adonai,
Mikdash Adonai konenu yadecha: Ve'omer: Vayevi'em el-gevul kodsho, har-zeh kantah yemino:

English

10. Five possessions did the Holy One, blessed be He, declare as His own in His world, and they are: the Torah, heaven and earth, Abraham, Israel and the Temple. How do we know this about the Torah? Because it is written, “The LORD created me at the beginning of His way, as the first of His works in days of old.” How do we know it about heaven and earth? Because it is written, “So says the LORD: the heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool; what house can you build for Me, and where is the place for My rest?”; and it also says, “How numerous are Your works LORD; You made them all in wisdom; the earth is full of Your creations.” How do we know it about Abraham? Because it is written, “And He blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of God the Most High, owner of heaven and earth.” How do we know it about Israel? Because it is written, “Until Your people pass over, O LORD, until this people You acquired pass over”; and it also says, “As for the holy ones who are on earth and for the mighty, all My delight is in them.” How do we know it about the Temple? Because it is written, “Your dwelling place which You, LORD, have made; the Temple, O LORD, which Your hands established”; and it also says, “He brought them to His holy realm, the mountain His right hand had acquired.”

Is. 43Ex. 15

Hebrew

יא כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בְּעוֹלָמוֹ, לֹא בְרָאוֹ אֶלָּא לִכְבוֹדוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:
כֹּל הַנִּקְרָא בִשְׁמִי וְלִכְבוֹדִי בְּרָאתִיו, יְצַרְתִּיו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִיו: וְאוֹמֵר: יְהֹוָה
יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Sephardi

11. Kol mah shebara HaKadosh Baruch Hu be'olamo, lo vera'o ela lichvodo, shene'emar:
Kol hanikra vishmi velichvodi berativ, yetzartiv af-asitiv: Ve'omer: Adonai
Yimloch le'olam va'ed:

English

11. All that the Holy One, blessed be He, created in His world, He created solely for His glory, as it is said, “All that is called by My name, it is for My glory that I created it, formed it and made it”; and it also says, “The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.”

Makkot 23bIs. 42

Hebrew

רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָא בֶּן עֲקַשְׁיָא אוֹמֵר: רָצָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְזַכּוֹת אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְפִיכָךְ
הִרְבָּה לָהֶם תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת. שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יְהֹוָה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ, יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה וְיַאְדִּיר:

Sephardi

Rabi Chananya ben Akashya omer: Ratzah HaKadosh Baruch Hu lezakot et Yisrael, lefichach
Hirbah lahem Torah umitzvot. Shene'emar: Adonai chafetz lema'an tzidko, yagdil Torah veya'dir:

English

Rabbi Ḥananya ben Akashya said: The Holy One, blessed be He, wanted to confer merit on Israel. That is why He gave them a copious Torah and many commandments, as it is said, “It pleased the LORD, for the sake of [Israel’s] righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.”

If there is a minyan, mourners say the Rabbis’ Kaddish (page 628).