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One of Rabbi Berel Wein's
finest works, this innovative commentary on Pirkei Avos/Ethics of the Fathers
belongs in every Jewish home. With an astute eye ever fixed on the complete
traditional text, Rabbi Wein explains and interprets its contents in terms
relevant to today's Jews.
Revealing great insight into human behavior and replete
with illuminating anecdotes, the work applies the words of the Sages to current
Jewish experience. Did the Sages write Pirkei Avos specifically for our times?
Rabbi Wein makes it appear so - for in his talented hands, the deep meanings of
the text shine with new radiance.
A noted historian, Rabbi Wein liberally punctuates his
commentary with enlightening historical references and demonstrates his firm
understanding of our era. The lessons of the Sages are enhanced by explanations
of their original context, yet they seem to glide right into the twenty-first
century.
Pirkei Avos offers guidelines for successful living and
the values it teaches are timeless. Secure in Rabbi Wein's scholarship, inspired
by his meaningful examples (and even amused by touches of the rabbi's legendary
wry humor), every reader will treasure this contemporary reading of one of
Judaism's classics.