Pirkei Avot
Ethics of the Fathers, rabbinic wisdom text
Episodes
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#5729: Why There Are 1,500 Kosher CertificationsOne product, three seals, and no way to tell which is "the" kosher one. How a single biblical sentence became a 1,500-agency industry. -
#3442: The Guilt of Idle Time: Puritan, Torah & Stoic RootsWhy can't we rest without guilt? Three ancient traditions that fuel modern productivity anxiety — and the pushback against them. -
#2735: What Talmud Study Actually Trains Your Mind To DoWhy the Talmud preserves arguments you’ll never follow — and what that reveals about learning itself. -
#2734: How Hebrew Printing Defied Book BurningsThe first Hebrew printed book dates to 1475 — and it was Rashi’s commentary, not the Bible. -
#2581: Did Ancient Jews Have Leisure?Did ancient Jews ever relax, or was every moment supposed to be Torah study? The surprising history of leisure in Jewish tradition.