Pirkei Avot

Pirkei Avot (; also transliterated as ''Pirqei Avoth'' or ''Pirkei Avos'' or ''Pirke Aboth'', also ''Abhoth''), 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 chapter. ''Avot'' is unique in that it is the only tractate of the Mishnah dealing ''solely'' with ethical and moral principles; there is relatively little ''Halakha'' (Jewish law) in ''Pirkei Avot''. Provided by Wikipedia