PIRKEI AVOT 16 – NO TIME FOR INDECISION
Rabbi Dunner continues with Mishna 16 in the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, discussing the great Rabban Gamliel, who advocates decisiveness and clarity, even if it occasionally leads to mistakes.
In Mishna 17, his son Rabbi Shimon notes the importance of silence and circumspection, adding that ultimately “actions speak louder than words”.
DIVISION WITHIN IS THE GREATEST THREAT
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) On June 28, 1863, Samuel Goodwin Stout wrote a letter to his mother from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was 20 years old and bursting with... Read More