Tradition
Jewish
A tradition carried in the Hebrew scriptures and in the rabbinic literature built around them — Mishnah, Talmud, commentary and law — read and argued over continuously for more than two thousand years. Its teaching arrives as much through recorded disagreement between named teachers as through statement, and its texts are read as scripture by their communities.
5 passages
Passages
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Pirke Avot 1:14He used to say, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I care for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?"…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Pirke Avot 2:20–21"The day is short, the task is great, the laborers are sluggish, the reward is much, and the Master of the house is urgent." He also used to say, "It is not thy duty to complete th…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Pirke Avot 2:5Hillel said, "Separate not thyself from the congregation; trust not in thyself until the day of thy death; judge not thy neighbor until thou art come into his place; and say not an…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Pirke Avot 4:1Ben Zoma said, "Who is wise? He who learns from all men, as it is said, 'from all my teachers have I gotten understanding.' Who is mighty? He who controls his passions, as it is sa…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 3:1–8To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;…