PIRKEI AVOT 32 – RESPONDING TO A HERETIC (PODCAST)
Rabbi Eleazar ben Arach was the most prominent disciple and student of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai. In this mishna (Avot 2:14), Rabbi Eleazar ben Arach offers a three-pronged approach to Torah study that encapsulates the attitude of a true Torah scholar like him. Once again, essential advice from the source of Jewish ethics.
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