Abrabanel on Pirke Avot
(Conclusion) Abrabanel wrote his commentary on Avot at the request of his son Shemuel. In the prologue to his introductions” – which is written in very flowery langauge — Abrabanel […]
A. Surasky’s New Book on “Pirkei Avot”
The reading of Pirkei Avot on Sabbath is an old custom. It goes back to the period of the Geonim and may even predate it. The custom varies in different […]
The Order of Zemanim
On the Sabbath following Passover we started reciting Pirket Avot (The Ethics of the Fathers). Each Sabbath one chapter is said. Sefaradim, who recite Avot only until the Sabbath before […]
‘And Acquire A Friend For Yourself’
“And acquire a friend for yourself” (Avot 1:6) The commentary attributed to Rashi states that according to some, this means to acquire books.” Rabbi Isaac Kanpanton, one of the last […]
Rabbi Obadiah of Bertinoro
Scholars’ views are divided when Rabbi Obadiah began working on his commentary on the Mishna. Did he start it in Italy or only after he had settled in the […]