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"They [the Men of the Great Assembly] would always say these three things: Be cautious in judgment. Establish many pupils. And make a safety fence around the Torah."
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Pirkei Avotוְאַל תַּאֲמִין בְּעַצְמְךָ עַד יוֹם מוֹתְךָ — Pirkei Avot
"וְאַל תַּאֲמִין בְּעַצְמְךָ עַד יוֹם מוֹתְךָ"
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Pirkei Avot, is a compilation of the Jewish theological and ethical teachings and maxims from Rabbinic Jewish tradition. It is part of didactic Jewish ethical literature. Because of its contents, the name is sometimes given as Ethics of the Fathers. Pirkei Avot consists of the Mishnaic minor tractate of Avot, the second-to-last tractate in the order of Nezikin in the Mishnah, plus one additional c
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