Machshava:

Avot D'Rebbi Natan,  Derekh haLimud,  Emunah,  Torah,  Yom Tov 

Mishna:

Avot,  General 

Personalities:

Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik 

Collections: Rabbi Woolf Pirkei Avot

Description

Introduction to Pirkei Avot. Discusses the origin of the custom to recite it, attitudes to the tractate, and compares the opening Mishnah with the opening of Avot d'Rabbi Natan. Discusses the role of spirituality and Talmud Torah. (English with Hebrew translation interspersed.)