Striving

Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, is brimming with principles and guidance that enable us to live a passionate and purposeful life and be the best version of ourselves. This book bring a poignant and meaningful poetic message for each Mishna of Pirkei Avot.

The poems found in this book are culled from many Rabbinic, Talmudic, and Chassidic commentaries that elucidate Pirkei Avot. Pirkei Avot is one of the sixty tractates of the Mishna, and it guides one on how to go beyond the letter of the law, and serve G-d wholeheartedly, humbly, and enthusiastically, as well as to relate with others in the most ideal, positive, and meaningful way possible. This book is only a tiny drop in the endless ocean of its enduring wisdom. The poems will hopefully inspire and ignite a passion to delve into these timeless teachings in greater breadth and depth, as well as strive to apply them practically to our daily lives.