Pirkei Avot

Pirkei Avot, in Judaism, a tractate within the Mishnah that focuses on ethical, communal, and religious values. It appears in the Mishnah in section Seder Nezikin (“Order of Damages”), and the first five chapters were compiled about 200 ce, although it contains material attributed to figures dating to 300 bce. Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed...