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Pirkei Avot with Bukharian Judeo-Persian translation. Pirkei Avot (Hebrew: פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת, romanized: pirqē aḇoṯ, lit. 'Chapters of the [Fore]fathers'; also transliterated as Pirqei Avoth or Pirkei Avos or Pirke Aboth), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers, is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims from Rabbinic Jewish tradition.
In general, a Jew must violate biblically mandated, and certainly rabbinically mandated, religious laws of Judaism in order to preserve human life.This principle is known as ya'avor v'al ye'hareg (יעבור ואל יהרג , "transgress and do not be killed") and it applies to virtually all of Jewish ritual law, including the best known laws of Shabbat and kashrut, and even to the severest ...
For example: the Talmud says the prohibition of reciting an unnecessary berakhah (blessing formulated with God's name) violates the verse Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. [2] Maimonides sees the Talmud as proving a de'oraita prohibition, [ 3 ] while Tosafot considers the law to be only derabbanan , and sees the Talmud's ...
In the Talmud (Yoma 85b), Samuel of Nehardea interpreted the verses above to imply, "Live by them [God's statutes and laws], and do not die by them". [3] Shmuel's interpretation, which is accepted as canonical in Rabbinic Judaism, is that Jews should live by Jewish law as long as doing so does not endanger their lives, but should not die because of it (except in narrow circumstances identified ...
According to Jewish tradition, the Torah contains 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי״ג מצוות, romanized: taryág mitsvót).. Although the number 613 is mentioned in the Talmud, its real significance increased in later medieval rabbinic literature, including many works listing or arranged by the mitzvot.
The Talmud also states: "Righteous people of all nations have a share in the world to come". [45] Any non-Jew who lives according to these laws is regarded as one of the righteous among the gentiles. [30] According to the Talmud, the seven laws were given first to Adam and subsequently to Noah.
Children born of the union do not have mamzer status. However, these children, are termed Chalal ("disqualified") and do not possess Kohen status. However, the children born of the union of a Kohen married to the daughter of a non Jewish father are not disqualified, as the prohibition is considered a "Safek Pagum", (doubtful blemish).
[8] [9] Dishonouring parents by striking or cursing them was punishable by death [10] and so the clause "so that you may live long" could be interpreted as "so that you are not put to death". In the Talmud , the commandment to honour one's human parents is compared to honoring God.