Rabbinic Sayings of the Fathers(Pirkei Avot)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Sayings of the Fathers
• Known in various spellings: Pirke Aboth, Pirkei Avot, etc.
• Dates: "From Moses onward"
• Place: From Israel throughout the Diaspora
• Language: Hebrew
• What it was: Ethical teachings of rabbis across the ages, expressed in pithy verses
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