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”.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Yom Kippur can feel like a day to endure: fasting, confession, white garments, and hours in shul. But beneath the solemnity lies one of... Read More