{ "url": "https://workbench-jerusalem-salt.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.json", "path": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four", "format": "json", "type": "siddur-page", "title": "Chapter Four", "summary": "Chapter Four, pages 490-491, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.", "breadcrumbs": [ { "title": "The New Jew", "href": "/index.json" }, { "title": "Siddurim", "href": "/siddur.json" }, { "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.json" }, { "title": "Chapter Four", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.json" } ], "alternates": { "html": "https://workbench-jerusalem-salt.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four", "json": "https://workbench-jerusalem-salt.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.json", "xml": "https://workbench-jerusalem-salt.thenewjew.org/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.xml" }, "data": { "book": { "slug": "tehillat-hashem-weiss", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "nusach": "Chabad" }, "page": { "slug": "490-491-490-491-pirkei-avot-chapter-four", "section": "Pirkei Avot", "topic": "Chapter Four", "printPages": "490-491", "pdfPages": "490-491", "header": { "section": { "hebrew": "פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת", "english": "Pirkei Avot", "transliteration": { "israeli": "pir|KEI a|VOT", "orthographic": "pir|QE ʾa|VOTH", "sephardic": "pir|QE a|VOT", "chabad": "pir|KEI o|VOYS" } }, "topic": { "hebrew": "פֶּרֶק ד", "english": "Chapter Four", "transliteration": { "israeli": "PE|rek ד", "orthographic": "PE|req ד", "sephardic": "PE|req ד", "chabad": "PE|rek ד" } }, "printPages": "490-491", "correlativePages": "284" }, "body": [ { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "הַסַּנְדְּלָר אוֹמֵר: כָּל כְּנֵסִיָּה\nשֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם סוֹפָהּ\nלְהִתְקַיֵּם, וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם\nאֵין סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם.", "english": "Sandlar says: Any gathering that is convened for the sake of Heaven will yield a lasting effect, yet any gathering that is not convened for the sake of Heaven will not yield a lasting effect.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "ha|san|de|LAR o|MER: kol k'ne|si|YAH\nshe|HI le|SHEM sha|MA|yim so|FAH\nle|hit|ka|YEM, ve|she-ei|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim\nein so|FAH le|hit|ka|YEM.", "orthographic": "has|san|de|LAR ʾo|MER: kol ke|ne|siy|YAH\nshe|HIʾ le|SHEM sha|MA|yim so|FAH\nle|hith|qay|YEM, ve|she|ʾe|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim\nʾen so|FAH le|hith|qay|YEM.", "sephardic": "has|san|de|LAR o|MER: kol ke|ne|siy|YAH\nshe|HI le|SHEM sha|MA|yim so|FAH\nle|hit|qay|YEM, ve|she|e|NAH le|SHEM sha|MA|yim\nen so|FAH le|hit|qay|YEM.", "chabad": "ha|san|d'LOR oy|MEIR: kol k'nei|si|YOH\nshe|HI l'SHEIM sho|MA|yim soy|FOH\nl'his|ka|YEIM, v'she-ei|NOH l'SHEIM sho|MA|yim\nein soy|FOH l'his|ka|YEIM." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יב רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן שַׁמּוּעַ\nאוֹמֵר: יְהִי כְבוֹד תַּלְמִידְךָ\nחָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ, וּכְבוֹד\nחֲבֵרְךָ כְּמוֹרָא רַבָּךְ, וּמוֹרָא\nרַבָּךְ כְּמוֹרָא שָׁמָיִם.", "english": "12 Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua says: Your student's honor should be as precious to you as your own honor, your friend's honor ought to be treated with equal weight as the awe and reverence you hold for your teacher, and the awe and reverence you hold for your teacher should be as great as the awe and reverence you hold for God in heaven.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יב ra|BI el|a|ZAR ben sha|MUA\no|MER: ye|HI ch'VOD tal|mid|CHA\ncha|VIV a|LE|cha k'she|LACH, uch|VOD\ncha|ve|re|CHA k'mo|RA ra|BACH, u|mo|RA\nra|BACH k'mo|RA sha|MA|yim.", "orthographic": "יב rab|BI ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ben sham|MUAʿ\nʾo|MER: ye|HI khe|VODH tal|mi|dhe|KHA\nḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, u|khe|VODH\nḥa|ve|re|KHA ke|mo|RAʾ rab|BAKH, u|mo|RAʾ\nrab|BAKH ke|mo|RAʾ sha|MA|yim.", "sephardic": "יב rab|BI el|ʿa|ZAR ben sham|MUAʿ\no|MER: ye|HI khe|VOD tal|mi|de|KHA\nḥa|VIV ʿa|LE|kha ke|shel|LAKH, u|khe|VOD\nḥa|ve|re|KHA ke|mo|RA rab|BAKH, u|mo|RA\nrab|BAKH ke|mo|RA sha|MA|yim.", "chabad": "יב ra|BI el|o|ZOR ben sha|MUA\noy|MEIR: y'HI ch'VOYD tal|mid'|CHO\ncho|VIV o|LE|cho k'she|LOCH, uch'|VOYD\ncha|veir'|CHO k'moy|RO ra|BOCH, u|moy|RO\nra|BOCH k'moy|RO sho|MO|yim." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יג רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי זָהִיר\nבְּתַלְמוּד, שֶׁשִּׁגְגַת תַּלְמוּד1\nעוֹלָה זָדוֹן. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן\nאוֹמֵר, שְׁלֹשָׁה כְתָרִים הֵן:\nכֶּתֶר תּוֹרָה,2 וְכֶתֶר כְּהֻנָּה,\nוְכֶתֶר מַלְכוּת, וְכֶתֶר שֵׁם טוֹב\nעוֹלֶה עַל גַּבֵּיהֶן.", "english": "13 Rabbi Yehudah says: Be careful to learn and teach Torah correctly, because if your flawed learning1 leads to the unintentional transgression of a sin, it shall be considered intentional. Rabbi Shimon says: Honor those who possess any of these three crowns: the crown of Torah,2 held by Torah scholars, the crown of priesthood, held by Kohanim, and the crown of kingship, held by kings. Yet there is another crown of respect—the crown of having a good name and reputation—which stands higher and greater than the other three.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יג ra|BI ye|hu|DAH o|MER: he|VEI za|HIR\nb'tal|MUD, she|shig|GAT tal|MUD\no|LAH za|DON. ra|BI shim|ON\no|MER, sh'lo|SHAH ch'ta|RIM hen:\nKE|ter to|RAH, ve|CHE|ter ke|hu|NAH,\nve|CHE|ter mal|CHUT, ve|CHE|ter shem tov\no|LEH al ga|bei|HEN.", "orthographic": "יג rab|BI ye|hu|DHAH ʾo|MER: he|VE za|HIR\nbe|thal|MUDH, shes|shigh|GHATH tal|MUDH\nʿo|LAH za|DHON. rab|BI shim|ʿON\nʾo|MER, she|lo|SHAH khe|tha|RIM hen:\nKE|ther to|RAH, ve|KHE|ther ke|hun|NAH,\nve|KHE|ther mal|KHUTH, ve|KHE|ther shem ṭov\nʿo|LEH ʿal gab|be|HEN.", "sephardic": "יג rab|BI ye|hu|DAH o|MER: he|VE za|HIR\nbe|tal|MUD, shes|shig|GAT tal|MUD\nʿo|LAH za|DON. rab|BI shim|ʿON\no|MER, she|lo|SHAH khe|ta|RIM hen:\nKE|ter to|RAH, ve|KHE|ter ke|hun|NAH,\nve|KHE|ter mal|KHUT, ve|KHE|ter shem tov\nʿo|LEH ʿal gab|be|HEN.", "chabad": "יג ra|BI y'hu|DOH oy|MEIR: he|VEI zo|HIR\nb'sal|MUD, she|shig|GAS tal|MUD\noy|LOH zo|DOYN. ra|BI shim|OYN\noy|MEIR, sh'loy|SHOH ch'so|RIM hein:\nKE|ser toy|ROH, v'CHE|ser k'hu|NOH,\nv'CHE|ser mal|CHUS, v'CHE|ser sheim toyv\noy|LEH al ga|bei|HEN." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יד רַבִּי נְהוֹרַאי אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי\nגּוֹלֶה לִמְקוֹם תּוֹרָה, וְאַל\nתֹּאמַר שֶׁהִיא תָבוֹא אַחֲרֶיךָ,\nשֶׁחֲבֵרֶיךָ יְקַיְּמוּהָ בְיָדֶךָ, וְאַל\nבִּינָתְךָ אַל תִּשָּׁעֵן.3", "english": "14 Rabbi Nehorai says: If no other Torah learners dwell where you live, exile yourself to a place of Torah study. Do not say that you will stay and wait for other Torah learners to follow you, for it is essential to keep fellow Torah learners nearby with whom to review your studies, since only they will establish Torah within you. Do not rely on your own understanding.3", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יד ra|BI ne|ho|RAI o|MER: he|VEI\ngo|LEH lim|KOM to|RAH, ve-AL\nto|MAR she|HI ta|VO a|cha|RE|cha,\nshe|cha|ve|RE|cha ye|kay|mu|HA v'ya|DE|cha, ve-AL\nbi|nat|CHA al ti|sha-EN.", "orthographic": "יד rab|BI ne|ho|RAIʾ ʾo|MER: he|VE\ngo|LEH lim|QOM to|RAH, ve|ʾAL\ntoʾ|MAR she|HIʾ tha|VOʾ ʾa|ḥa|RE|kha,\nshe|ḥa|ve|RE|kha ye|qay|ye|mu|HA ve|ya|DHE|kha, ve|ʾAL\nbi|na|the|KHA ʾal tis|sha|ʿEN.", "sephardic": "יד rab|BI ne|ho|RAI o|MER: he|VE\ngo|LEH lim|QOM to|RAH, ve|AL\nto|MAR she|HI ta|VO a|ḥa|RE|kha,\nshe|ḥa|ve|RE|kha ye|qay|ye|mu|HA ve|ya|DE|kha, ve|AL\nbi|na|te|KHA al tis|sha|ʿEN.", "chabad": "יד ra|BI n'hoy|RAI oy|MEIR: he|VEI\ngoy|LEH lim|KOYM toy|ROH, v'AL\ntoy|MAR she|HI so|VOY a|cha|RE|cho,\nshe|cha|vei|RE|cho y'kay'|mu|HO v'yo|DE|cho, v'AL\nbi|nos'|CHO al ti|sho-EIN." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "טו רַבִּי יַנַּאי אוֹמֵר: אֵין בְּיָדֵינוּ\nלֹא מִשַּׁלְוַת הָרְשָׁעִים, וְאַף לֹא\nמִיִּסּוּרֵי הַצַּדִּיקִים. רַבִּי מַתְיָא בֶּן\nחָרָשׁ אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי מַקְדִּים בִּשְׁלוֹם\nכָּל אָדָם, וֶהֱוֵי זָנָב לָאֲרָיוֹת, וְאַל\nתְּהִי רֹאשׁ לַשּׁוּעָלִים.", "english": "15 Rabbi Yannai says: We are unable to grasp neither the reason why wicked people have peace nor the cause of the suffering of righteous people. Rabbi Matya ben Charash says: Be the first to greet everyone, and do not linger for them to greet you. Better to be a tail—a humble follower—of lions—eminent people, and do not be a leader of foxes—low people.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "טו ra|BI ya|NAI o|MER: ein b'ya|DEI|nu\nlo mi|shal|VAT ha|re|sha-IM, ve-AF lo\nmi|yi|su|REI ha|tza|di|KIM. ra|BI mat|YA ben\ncha|RASH o|MER: he|VEI mak|DIM bish|LOM\nkol a|DAM, ve|he|VEI za|NAV la-a|ra|YOT, ve-AL\nte|HI rosh la|shu-a|LIM.", "orthographic": "טו rab|BI yan|NAIʾ ʾo|MER: ʾen be|ya|DHE|nu\nloʾ mis|shal|VATH ha|re|sha|ʿIM, ve|ʾAF loʾ\nmiy|yis|su|RE hat|tzad|di|QIM. rab|BI math|YAʾ ben\nḥa|RASH ʾo|MER: he|VE maq|DIM bish|LOM\nkol ʾa|DHAM, ve|he|VE za|NAV la|ʾa|ra|YOTH, ve|ʾAL\nte|HI roʾsh las|shu|ʿa|LIM.", "sephardic": "טו rab|BI yan|NAI o|MER: en be|ya|DE|nu\nlo mis|shal|VAT ha|re|sha|ʿIM, ve|AF lo\nmiy|yis|su|RE hat|tzad|di|QIM. rab|BI mat|YA ben\nḥa|RASH o|MER: he|VE maq|DIM bish|LOM\nkol a|DAM, ve|he|VE za|NAV la|a|ra|YOT, ve|AL\nte|HI rosh las|shu|ʿa|LIM.", "chabad": "טו ra|BI ya|NAI oy|MEIR: ein b'yo|DEI|nu\nloy mi|shal|VAS hor'|sho-IM, v'AF loy\nmi|yi|su|REI ha|tza|di|KIM. ra|BI mas|YO ben\ncho|ROSH oy|MEIR: he|VEI mak|DIM bish|LOYM\nkol o|DOM, ve|he|VEI zo|NOV lo-a|ro|YOYS, v'AL\nt'HI roysh la|shu-o|LIM." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "טז רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר: הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה\nדּוֹמֶה לִפְרוֹזְדוֹר בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם\nהַבָּא, הַתְקֵן עַצְמְךָ בִּפְרוֹזְדוֹר\nכְּדֵי שֶׁתִּכָּנֵס לַטְּרַקְלִין.", "english": "16 Rabbi Yaakov says: This world resembles an entrance lobby preceding the World to Come. Ready yourself in the entrance lobby by observing God's commandments, so that you may enter the banquet hall—the World to Come.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "טז ra|BI ya-a|KOV o|MER: ha-o|LAM ha|ZEH\ndo|MEH lif|roz|DOR bif|NEI ha-o|LAM\nha|BA, hat|KEN atz|me|CHA bif|roz|DOR\nk'DEI she|ti|ka|NES lat|rak|LIN.", "orthographic": "טז rab|BI ya|ʿa|QOV ʾo|MER: ha|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH\ndo|MEH lif|ro|ze|DHOR bif|NE ha|ʿo|LAM\nhab|BAʾ, hath|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA bif|ro|ze|DHOR\nke|DHE shet|tik|ka|NES laṭ|ṭe|raq|LIN.", "sephardic": "טז rab|BI ya|ʿa|QOV o|MER: ha|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH\ndo|MEH lif|ro|ze|DOR bif|NE ha|ʿo|LAM\nhab|BA, hat|QEN ʿatz|me|KHA bif|ro|ze|DOR\nke|DE shet|tik|ka|NES lat|te|raq|LIN.", "chabad": "טז ra|BI ya-a|KOYV oy|MEIR: ho-oy|LOM ha|ZEH\ndoy|MEH lif|royz'|DOYR bif|NEI ho-oy|LOM\nha|BO, has|KEIN atz|m'CHO bif|royz'|DOYR\nk'DEI she|ti|ko|NEIS lat'|rak|LIN." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יז הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: יָפָה שָׁעָה\nאַחַת בִּתְשׁוּבָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים\nבָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, מִכָּל חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם\nהַבָּא, וְיָפָה שָׁעָה אַחַת שֶׁל\nקוֹרַת רוּחַ בָּעוֹלָם הַבָּא, מִכָּל\nחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה.4", "english": "17 Rabbi Yaakov would often say: A single hour of repentance and good deeds in this world exceeds all the life of the World to Come, for in the World to Come one can no longer repent and good deeds. Yet, a single hour of pleasure in the World to Come exceeds all the life of this world,4 for one cannot savor God's presence in this world as fully as in the World to Come.", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יז hu ha|YAH o|MER: ya|FAH sha-AH\na|CHAT bit|shu|VAH u|ma-a|SIM to|VIM\nba-o|LAM ha|ZEH, mi|KOL cha|YEI ha-o|LAM\nha|BA, ve|ya|FAH sha-AH a|CHAT shel\nko|RAT ruach ba-o|LAM ha|BA, mi|KOL\ncha|YEI ha-o|LAM ha|ZEH.", "orthographic": "יז huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ya|FAH sha|ʿAH\nʾa|ḥATH bith|shu|VAH u|ma|ʿa|śIM ṭo|VIM\nba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, mik|KOL ḥay|YE ha|ʿo|LAM\nhab|BAʾ, ve|ya|FAH sha|ʿAH ʾa|ḥATH shel\nqo|RATH ruaḥ ba|ʿo|LAM hab|BAʾ, mik|KOL\nḥay|YE ha|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH.", "sephardic": "יז hu ha|YAH o|MER: ya|FAH sha|ʿAH\na|ḥAT bit|shu|VAH u|ma|ʿa|SIM to|VIM\nba|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH, mik|KOL ḥay|YE ha|ʿo|LAM\nhab|BA, ve|ya|FAH sha|ʿAH a|ḥAT shel\nqo|RAT ruaḥ ba|ʿo|LAM hab|BA, mik|KOL\nḥay|YE ha|ʿo|LAM haz|ZEH.", "chabad": "יז hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: yo|FOH sho-OH\na|CHAS bis|shu|VOH u|ma-a|SIM toy|VIM\nbo-oy|LOM ha|ZEH, mi|KOL cha|YEI ho-oy|LOM\nha|BO, v'yo|FOH sho-OH a|CHAS shel\nkoy|RAS ruach bo-oy|LOM ha|BO, mi|KOL\ncha|YEI ho-oy|LOM ha|ZEH." } }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "יח רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר:\nאַל תְּרַצֶּה אֶת חֲבֵרְךָ בִּשְׁעַת\nכַּעֲסוֹ, וְאַל תְּנַחֲמֵהוּ בְּשָׁעָה", "english": "18 Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar says: Do not attempt to calm your friend as soon as he becomes angry, for you might only make him angrier. Do not comfort him while his dead relative is still lying before him, for he cannot be", "transliteration": { "israeli": "יח ra|BI shim|ON ben el|a|ZAR o|MER:\nal t'ra|TZEH et cha|ve|re|CHA bish|AT\nka-a|SO, ve-AL t'na|cha|me|HU b'sha-AH", "orthographic": "יח rab|BI shim|ʿON ben ʾel|ʿa|ZAR ʾo|MER:\nʾal te|rat|TZEH ʾeth ḥa|ve|re|KHA bish|ʿATH\nka|ʿa|SO, ve|ʾAL te|na|ḥa|me|HU be|sha|ʿAH", "sephardic": "יח rab|BI shim|ʿON ben el|ʿa|ZAR o|MER:\nal te|rat|TZEH et ḥa|ve|re|KHA bish|ʿAT\nka|ʿa|SO, ve|AL te|na|ḥa|me|HU be|sha|ʿAH", "chabad": "יח ra|BI shim|OYN ben el|o|ZOR oy|MEIR:\nal t'ra|TZEH es cha|veir'|CHO bish|AS\nka-a|SOY, v'AL t'na|cha|mei|HU b'sho-OH" } } ], "footer": [ { "type": "Commentary", "text": "1 The term שִׁגְגַת תַּלְמוּד is specifically referring to the study of the Talmud, i.e. Gemara. Since Gemara demands independent thinking and comparing etc. (in contrast to the study of Chumash or even Mishnah), which is where you are most likely to make an error.", "marker": "1", "attribution": "The Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "2 The mishnah doesn't count the \"crown of a good name\" as a \"fourth\" crown because it is not in addition to the other three, but rather an integral part of them. As long as one lacks a good name, his other three crowns will remain incomplete.", "marker": "2", "attribution": "The Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "3 The mishnah can also be referring to someone who is already learned in Torah and only needs Torah scholars to \"lean\" on, not for constant support. Even such a person should be careful to lean on the advice of Torah scholars, and not rely on his own understanding.", "marker": "3", "attribution": "The Rebbe" }, { "type": "Commentary", "text": "4 Both this world and the World to Come have advantages over each other. This world has the advantage of the opportunity to perform God's commandments, thereby connecting to His Essence. The disadvantage is that you can't feel the connection in this physical world. The World to Come has the advantage of feeling and enjoying (קוֹרַת רוּחַ) God's radiance. The disadvantage is that it's a lower level, not God's essence.", "marker": "4", "attribution": "The Alter Rebbe" } ] } }, "links": [ { "rel": "parent", "title": "Siddur Tehillat Hashem, Weiss Edition", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.json" }, { "rel": "prev", "title": "Chapter Four", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/488-489-488-489-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.json" }, { "rel": "next", "title": "Chapter Four", "href": "/siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/492-493-492-493-pirkei-avot-chapter-four.json" } ] }