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      "slug": "480-481-480-481-pirkei-avot-chapter-three",
      "section": "Pirkei Avot",
      "topic": "Chapter Three",
      "printPages": "480-481",
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          "english": "Pirkei Avot",
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        "topic": {
          "english": "Chapter Three",
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        "printPages": "480-481",
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        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "יְסָדָהּ. וּמִנַּיִן אֲפִלּוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה,\nשֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים\nיִשְׁפֹּט. וּמִנַּיִן אֲפִלּוּ שְׁנַיִם,\nשֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אָז נִדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה\nאִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ, וַיַּקְשֵׁב יְהֹוָה\nוַיִּשְׁמָע. וּמִנַּיִן אֲפִלּוּ אֶחָד,\nשֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: בְּכָל הַמָּקוֹם\nאֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת שְׁמִי, אָבֹא\nאֵלֶיךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ.",
          "english": "five persons who study Torah jointly. <b>From where</b> is it known that the Divine Presence abides <b>even</b> among <b>three</b> persons who study Torah jointly? A line in Psalms, wherein <b>it says:</b> God sits <b>among</b> the three <b>judges</b> of a tribunal and <b>renders</b> His own <b>judgment. From where</b> is it known that the Divine Presence abides <b>even</b> upon <b>two</b> persons who study Torah jointly? A line in Malachi, wherein <b>it says: Then those who revere the Lord spoke one to another, and the Lord heeded and listened. From where</b> is it known that the Divine Presence abides upon <b>even one</b> person who studies Torah? From the Torah, wherein <b>it says: In every place where I</b> have granted you leave to <b>mention My name—if</b> you utter it, <b>I shall come to you and bless you.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ye|sa|DAH. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU sh'lo|SHAH,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: b'KE|rev e|lo|HIM\nyish|POT. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU sh'NA|yim,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: az nid|be|RU yir|EI a|do|NAI\nish el re-e|HU, va|yak|SHEV a|do|NAI\nva|yish|MA. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU e|CHAD,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: b'CHOL ha|ma|KOM\na|SHER az|KIR et sh'MI, a|VO\ne|LE|cha u|ve|rach|ti|CHA.",
            "orthographic": "ye|sa|DHAH. u|min|na|YIN ʾa|fil|LU she|lo|SHAH,\nshen|ne|ʾe|MAR: be|QE|rev ʾe|lo|HIM\nyish|POṭ. u|min|na|YIN ʾa|fil|LU she|NA|yim,\nshen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ʾaz nidh|be|RU yir|ʾE a|do|NAI\nʾish ʾel re|ʿe|HU, vay|yaq|SHEV a|do|NAI\nvay|yish|MAʿ. u|min|na|YIN ʾa|fil|LU ʾe|ḥADH,\nshen|ne|ʾe|MAR: be|KHOL ham|ma|QOM\nʾa|SHER ʾaz|KIR ʾeth she|MI, ʾa|VOʾ\nʾe|LE|kha u|ve|rakh|ti|KHA.",
            "sephardic": "ye|sa|DAH. u|min|na|YIN a|fil|LU she|lo|SHAH,\nshen|ne|e|MAR: be|QE|rev e|lo|HIM\nyish|POT. u|min|na|YIN a|fil|LU she|NA|yim,\nshen|ne|e|MAR: az nid|be|RU yir|E a|do|NAI\nish el re|ʿe|HU, vay|yaq|SHEV a|do|NAI\nvay|yish|MAʿ. u|min|na|YIN a|fil|LU e|ḥAD,\nshen|ne|e|MAR: be|KHOL ham|ma|QOM\na|SHER az|KIR et she|MI, a|VO\ne|LE|kha u|ve|rakh|ti|KHA.",
            "chabad": "y'so|DOH. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU sh'loy|SHOH,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: b'KE|rev e|loy|HIM\nyish|POYT. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU sh'NA|yim,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: oz nid|b'RU yir|EI a|do|NOY\nish el rei-ei|HU, va|yak|SHEIV a|do|NOY\nva|yish|MO. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU e|CHOD,\nshe|ne-e|MAR: b'CHOL ha|mo|KOYM\na|SHER az|KIR es sh'MI, o|VOY\nei|LE|cho u|vei|rach|ti|CHO."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "ז רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אִישׁ בַּרְתּוֹתָא\nאוֹמֵר: תֵּן לוֹ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ, שֶׁאַתָּה\nוְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלּוֹ.<sup>1</sup> וְכֵן בְּדָוִד הוּא\nאוֹמֵר: כִּי מִמְּךָ הַכֹּל וּמִיָּדְךָ\nנָתַנּוּ לָךְ. רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר:\nהַמְהַלֵּךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְשׁוֹנֶה,\nוּמַפְסִיק מִמִּשְׁנָתוֹ וְאוֹמֵר:\nמַה נָּאֶה אִילָן זֶה, מַה נָּאֶה\nנִיר זֶה,<sup>2</sup> מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב\nכְּאִלּוּ מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ.<sup>3</sup>",
          "english": "<b>7 Rabbi Elazar of Bartota teaches:</b> When you serve God, <b>give Him from what</b> issues from <b>Him—for</b> instance, serve Him by expending means on commandments or giving freely to charity, <b>because you, and</b> all <b>that you own,</b> truly <b>belong to Him.</b><sup>1</sup> <b>That is what</b> King David <b>declares: All things come from You,</b> God, <b>and</b> all that <b>we give You is</b> first <b>from Your hand. Rabbi Yaakov teaches: One who goes along the road and studies</b> Torah by heart <b>and interrupts his study</b>—even to admire God's splendid world <b>and say, \"How beautiful is this tree! How beautiful is this plowed field!\"</b><sup>2</sup><b>—is regarded by the Torah as though</b> he has done a transgression for which he would merit to <b>lose his life.</b><sup>3</sup>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ז ra|BI el|a|ZAR ish bar|to|TA\no|MER: ten lo mi|she|LO, she-a|TAH\nve|she|le|CHA she|LO. ve|CHEN b'da|VID hu\no|MER: ki mi|me|CHA ha|KOL u|mi|yad|CHA\nna|ta|NU lach. ra|BI ya-a|KOV o|MER:\nha|me|ha|LECH ba|DE|rech ve|sho|NEH,\nu|maf|SIK mi|mish|na|TO ve-o|MER:\nmah na-EH i|LAN zeh, mah na-EH\nnir zeh, ma-a|LEH a|LAV ha|ka|TUV\nke-i|LU mit|cha|YEV b'naf|SHO.",
            "orthographic": "ז rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ʾish bar|to|THAʾ\nʾo|MER: ten lo mis|shel|LO, she|ʾat|TAH\nve|shel|le|KHA shel|LO. ve|KHEN be|dha|VIDH huʾ\nʾo|MER: ki mim|me|KHA hak|KOL u|miy|ya|dhe|KHA\nna|than|NU lakh. rab|BI ya|ʿa|QOV ʾo|MER:\nha|me|hal|LEKH bad|DE|rekh ve|sho|NEH,\nu|maf|SIQ mim|mish|na|THO ve|ʾo|MER:\nmah na|ʾEH ʾi|LAN zeh, mah na|ʾEH\nnir zeh, ma|ʿa|LEH ʿa|LAV hak|ka|THUV\nke|ʾil|LU mith|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO.",
            "sephardic": "ז rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR ish bar|to|TA\no|MER: ten lo mis|shel|LO, she|at|TAH\nve|shel|le|KHA shel|LO. ve|KHEN be|da|VID hu\no|MER: ki mim|me|KHA hak|KOL u|miy|ya|de|KHA\nna|tan|NU lakh. rab|BI ya|ʿa|QOV o|MER:\nha|me|hal|LEKH bad|DE|rekh ve|sho|NEH,\nu|maf|SIQ mim|mish|na|TO ve|o|MER:\nmah na|EH i|LAN zeh, mah na|EH\nnir zeh, ma|ʿa|LEH ʿa|LAV hak|ka|TUV\nke|il|LU mit|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO.",
            "chabad": "ז ra|BI el|o|ZOR ish bar|toy|SO\noy|MEIR: tein loy mi|she|LOY, she-a|TOH\nv'shel'|CHO she|LOY. v'CHEIN b'do|VID hu\noy|MEIR: ki mim'|CHO ha|KOYL u|mi|yod'|CHO\nno|sa|NU loch. ra|BI ya-a|KOYV oy|MEIR:\nham'|ha|LEICH ba|DE|rech v'shoy|NEH,\nu|maf|SIK mi|mish|no|SOY v'oy|MEIR:\nmah no-EH i|LON zeh, mah no-EH\nnir zeh, ma-a|LEH o|LOV ha|ko|SUV\nk'i|LU mis|cha|YEIV b'naf|SHOY."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "ח רַבִּי דּוֹסְתָּאִי בְּרַבִּי יַנַּאי מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי\nמֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: כָּל הַשּׁוֹכֵחַ דָּבָר אֶחָד\nמִמִּשְׁנָתוֹ, מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב כְּאִלּוּ\nמִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: רַק הִשָּׁמֶר\nלְךָ וּשְׁמֹר נַפְשְׁךָ מְאֹד פֶּן תִּשְׁכַּח\nאֶת הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ. יָכוֹל\nאֲפִלּוּ תָּקְפָה עָלָיו מִשְׁנָתוֹ, תַּלְמוּד\nלוֹמַר: וּפֶן יָסוּרוּ מִלְּבָבְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי\nחַיֶּיךָ, הָא אֵינוֹ מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ עַד\nשֶׁיֵּשֵׁב וִיסִירֵם מִלִּבּוֹ.",
          "english": "<b>8 Rabbi Dostai bar Yannai spoke in the name of Rabbi Meir: Whoever forgets</b> even <b>one item of his</b> Torah <b>learning</b> through failing to review it <b>is regarded by the Torah as though</b> he has done a transgression for which he would <b>lose his life, as Scripture states</b> in the Torah: <b>But take care and watch over your life most</b> strictly <b>lest you forget what your eyes beheld</b> at Mount Sinai—the bestowal of the Torah. You <b>might</b> suppose that this applies <b>even if</b> he <b>forgot what he learned</b> because retaining it proved too hard for him, therefore the Torah <b>says, \"Lest</b> the words of Torah <b>be taken from your heart</b> through <b>all the days of your life\" to instruct us—that he is not</b> regarded as having done a transgression for which he would <b>lose his life</b> unless <b>he</b> knowingly <b>removes</b> what he learned <b>from his</b> mind by <b>idling about</b> and not reviewing.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ח ra|BI dos|ta-I b'ra|BI ya|NAI mi|SHUM ra|BI\nme-IR o|MER: kol ha|sho|CHEACH da|VAR e|CHAD\nmi|mish|na|TO, ma-a|LEH a|LAV ha|ka|TUV ke-i|LU\nmit|cha|YEV b'naf|SHO, she|ne-e|MAR: rak hi|sha|MER\nle|CHA ush|MOR naf|she|CHA me-OD pen tish|KACH\net had|va|RIM a|SHER ra|U ei|NE|cha. ya|CHOL\na|fi|LU tak|FAH a|LAV mish|na|TO, tal|MUD\nlo|MAR: u|FEN ya|su|RU mi|le|vav|CHA kol ye|MEI\ncha|YE|cha, ha ei|NO mit|cha|YEV b'naf|SHO ad\nshe|ye|SHEV vi|si|REM mi|li|BO.",
            "orthographic": "ח rab|BI do|set|ta|ʾI be|rab|BI yan|NAIʾ mis|SHUM rab|BI\nme|ʾIR ʾo|MER: kol has|sho|KHEAḥ da|VAR ʾe|ḥADH\nmim|mish|na|THO, ma|ʿa|LEH ʿa|LAV hak|ka|THUV ke|ʾil|LU\nmith|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: raq his|sha|MER\nle|KHA u|she|MOR naf|she|KHA me|ʾODH pen tish|KAḥ\nʾeth had|de|va|RIM ʾa|SHER ra|ʾU ʿe|NE|kha. ya|KHOL\nʾa|fil|LU ta|qe|FAH ʿa|LAV mish|na|THO, tal|MUDH\nlo|MAR: u|FEN ya|su|RU mil|le|va|ve|KHA kol ye|ME\nḥay|YE|kha, haʾ ʾe|NO mith|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO ʿadh\nshey|ye|SHEV vi|si|REM mil|lib|BO.",
            "sephardic": "ח rab|BI do|set|ta|I be|rab|BI yan|NAI mis|SHUM rab|BI\nme|IR o|MER: kol has|sho|KHEAḥ da|VAR e|ḥAD\nmim|mish|na|TO, ma|ʿa|LEH ʿa|LAV hak|ka|TUV ke|il|LU\nmit|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO, shen|ne|e|MAR: raq his|sha|MER\nle|KHA u|she|MOR naf|she|KHA me|OD pen tish|KAḥ\net had|de|va|RIM a|SHER ra|U ʿe|NE|kha. ya|KHOL\na|fil|LU ta|qe|FAH ʿa|LAV mish|na|TO, tal|MUD\nlo|MAR: u|FEN ya|su|RU mil|le|va|ve|KHA kol ye|ME\nḥay|YE|kha, ha e|NO mit|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO ʿad\nshey|ye|SHEV vi|si|REM mil|lib|BO.",
            "chabad": "ח ra|BI doys'|to-I b'ra|BI ya|NAI mi|SHUM ra|BI\nmei-IR oy|MEIR: kol ha|shoy|CHEIACH do|VOR e|CHOD\nmi|mish|no|SOY, ma-a|LEH o|LOV ha|ko|SUV k'i|LU\nmis|cha|YEIV b'naf|SHOY, she|ne-e|MAR: rak hi|sho|MER\nl'CHO ush'|MOYR naf|sh'CHO m'OYD pen tish|KACH\nes had'|vo|RIM a|SHER ro|U ei|NE|cho. yo|CHOYL\na|fi|LU tok'|FOH o|LOV mish|no|SOY, tal|MUD\nloy|MAR: u|FEN yo|su|RU mil'|vov'|CHO koyl y'MEI\ncha|YE|cho, ho ei|NOY mis|cha|YEIV b'naf|SHOY ad\nshe|yei|SHEIV vi|si|REIM mi|li|BOY."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "ט רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר: כָּל\nשֶׁיִּרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ<sup>4</sup> קוֹדֶמֶת לְחָכְמָתוֹ,\nחָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ\nקוֹדֶמֶת לְיִרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ, אֵין\nחָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת.",
          "english": "<b>9 Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa teaches: Anyone whose fear of sin</b><sup>4</sup> <b>precedes his wisdom, that wisdom shall endure. But anyone whose wisdom precedes his dread of sin, that wisdom shall not endure.</b>",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ט ra|BI cha|ni|NA ben do|SA o|MER: kol\nshe|yir|AT chet|O ko|DE|met le|choch|ma|TO,\nchoch|ma|TO mit|ka|ye|MET. ve|CHOL she|choch|ma|TO\nko|DE|met le|yir|AT chet|O, ein\nchoch|ma|TO mit|ka|ye|MET.",
            "orthographic": "ט rab|BI ḥa|ni|NAʾ ben do|SAʾ ʾo|MER: kol\nshey|yir|ʾATH ḥeṭ|ʾO qo|DHE|meth le|ḥokh|ma|THO,\nḥokh|ma|THO mith|qay|ye|METH. ve|KHOL she|ḥokh|ma|THO\nqo|DHE|meth le|yir|ʾATH ḥeṭ|ʾO, ʾen\nḥokh|ma|THO mith|qay|ye|METH.",
            "sephardic": "ט rab|BI ḥa|ni|NA ben do|SA o|MER: kol\nshey|yir|AT ḥet|O qo|DE|met le|ḥokh|ma|TO,\nḥokh|ma|TO mit|qay|ye|MET. ve|KHOL she|ḥokh|ma|TO\nqo|DE|met le|yir|AT ḥet|O, en\nḥokh|ma|TO mit|qay|ye|MET.",
            "chabad": "ט ra|BI cha|ni|NO ben doy|SO oy|MEIR: kol\nshe|yir|AS chet|OY koy|DE|mes l'choch|mo|SOY,\nchoch|mo|SOY mis|ka|ye|MES. v'CHOL she|choch|mo|SOY\nkoy|DE|mes l'yir|AS chet|OY, ein\nchoch|mo|SOY mis|ka|ye|MES."
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "י הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו\nמְרֻבִּין מֵחָכְמָתוֹ,<sup>5</sup> חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת.\nוְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ מְרֻבָּה מִמַּעֲשָׂיו,\nאֵין חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. הוּא הָיָה\nאוֹמֵר: כָּל שֶׁרוּחַ הַבְּרִיּוֹת נוֹחָה\nהֵימֶנּוּ, רוּחַ הַמָּקוֹם נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ.\nוְכָל שֶׁאֵין רוּחַ הַבְּרִיּוֹת נוֹחָה",
          "english": "<b>10</b> Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa <b>would often teach: Anyone whose</b> good <b>deeds outstrip his wisdom,</b><sup>5</sup> <b>that wisdom shall endure. But anyone whose wisdom outstrips his</b> good <b>deeds, that wisdom shall not endure.</b> Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa <b>would often teach: Anyone whom folk regard as pleasant, God</b> likewise <b>regards as pleasant,</b> for, through being pleasant, he",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "י hu ha|YAH o|MER: kol she|ma-a|SAV\nme|ru|BIN me|choch|ma|TO, choch|ma|TO mit|ka|ye|MET.\nve|CHOL she|choch|ma|TO me|ru|BAH mi|ma-a|SAV,\nein choch|ma|TO mit|ka|ye|MET. hu ha|YAH\no|MER: kol she|RUACH hab|ri|YOT no|CHAH\nhei|ME|nu, ruach ha|ma|KOM no|CHAH hei|ME|nu.\nve|CHOL she-EIN ruach hab|ri|YOT no|CHAH",
            "orthographic": "י huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: kol shem|ma|ʿa|śAV\nme|rub|BIN me|ḥokh|ma|THO, ḥokh|ma|THO mith|qay|ye|METH.\nve|KHOL she|ḥokh|ma|THO me|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|śAV,\nʾen ḥokh|ma|THO mith|qay|ye|METH. huʾ ha|YAH\nʾo|MER: kol she|RUAḥ hab|be|riy|YOTH no|ḥAH\nhe|MEN|nu, ruaḥ ham|ma|QOM no|ḥAH he|MEN|nu.\nve|KHOL she|ʾEN ruaḥ hab|be|riy|YOTH no|ḥAH",
            "sephardic": "י hu ha|YAH o|MER: kol shem|ma|ʿa|SAV\nme|rub|BIN me|ḥokh|ma|TO, ḥokh|ma|TO mit|qay|ye|MET.\nve|KHOL she|ḥokh|ma|TO me|rub|BAH mim|ma|ʿa|SAV,\nen ḥokh|ma|TO mit|qay|ye|MET. hu ha|YAH\no|MER: kol she|RUAḥ hab|be|riy|YOT no|ḥAH\nhe|MEN|nu, ruaḥ ham|ma|QOM no|ḥAH he|MEN|nu.\nve|KHOL she|EN ruaḥ hab|be|riy|YOT no|ḥAH",
            "chabad": "י hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: kol she|ma-a|SOV\nm'ru|BIN mei|choch|mo|SOY, choch|mo|SOY mis|ka|ye|MES.\nv'CHOL she|choch|mo|SOY m'ru|BOH mi|ma-a|SOV,\nein choch|mo|SOY mis|ka|ye|MES. hu ho|YOH\noy|MEIR: kol she|RUACH hab'|ri|YOYS noy|CHOH\nhei|ME|nu, ruach ha|mo|KOYM noy|CHOH hei|ME|nu.\nv'CHOL she-EIN ruach hab'|ri|YOYS noy|CHOH"
          }
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "1 Give charity with humility, because even your ability to choose whether or not to give (\"you\") is a gift from God.",
          "marker": "1",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "2 Alternatively, \"One who interrupts because of his learning.\" Part of serving God is eliminating the ego. One who interrupts his learning because of his learning—in order to look back and admire his academic accomplishments—is considered to have transgressed a capital sin, because by undermining the true purpose of Torah study, he is disconnecting himself from God, the source of life.",
          "marker": "2",
          "attribution": "The Maggid of Mezritch"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "3 Torah is the source of life for a Jew. When one forgets his learning, it's like losing a life.",
          "marker": "3",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "4 Fear of sin also refers to prayer, which instills the humility and fear of God that is necessary to make one's studies endure.",
          "marker": "4",
          "attribution": "The Rebbe"
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "5 Wisdom refers to serving God based on understanding. Deeds refer to obediently serving God whether understood or not. Deeds are the \"roots,\" since they come from a much deeper level of the soul, namely, its source. Understanding only comes from the lower levels of the soul.",
          "marker": "5",
          "attribution": "The Previous Rebbe"
        }
      ]
    }
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