Pirkei Avos 3

Pirkei Avos 3

By Nathan Rosenzweig

​עֲקַבְיָא בֶן מַהֲלַלְאֵל אוֹמֵר, הִסְתַּכֵּל בִּשְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים וְאִי אַתָּה בָא לִידֵי עֲבֵרָה. דַּע מֵאַיִן בָּאתָ, וּלְאָן אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ, וְלִפְנֵי מִי אַתָּה עָתִיד לִתֵּן דִּין וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן.

Open Ended

What is something that one can think of from preventing him from doing something bad?

Multiple Choice

שְׁנַיִם שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין וְיֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶם דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה, שְׁכִינָה שְׁרוּיָה בֵינֵיהֶם

What happens when two people learn Torah together?

• Lightning streaks anyone who bothers them

• They get a lot of money

• Hashem's shechina rests between them

• none of the above

​תֶּן לוֹ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ, שֶׁאַתָּה וְשֶׁלְּךָ שֶׁלּוֹ.

Multiple Choice

Why should you give some money to Hashem?

• Because we don't care about money

• Because the money really belongs to Hashem

• Because we want to torture ourselves

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

וְהַמַּלְבִּין פְּנֵי חֲבֵרוֹ בָרַבִּים, וְהַמֵּפֵר בְּרִיתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, וְהַמְגַלֶּה פָנִים בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁלֹּא כַהֲלָכָה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ תוֹרָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים, אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא

Which is not mentioned in the Mishna

• One who embarrasses a friend in public has no share in world to come

• One who doesn't have a bris does not have a portion in the world to come

• One who on purpose translates the Torah incorrectly has no portion

• One who talks a lot and does a little

Multiple Choice

חָבִיב אָדָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא בְצֶלֶם

Finish the sentence: Every person is special to Hashem because

• They all have a neshama

• They are superior to animals

• They are kind

• They were created in his image

Multiple Choice

חֲבִיבִין יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּקְרְאוּ בָנִים לַמָּקוֹם

The Jewish people are special because

• They are Hashem's slaves

• They are Hashem's children

• They are Hashem's guards

• They are Hashem's worshipers