Pirkei Avos Chapter 4 Mishna 13-15

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Aos peral chapter 4 and we're beginning with Mishna Yudgiml Mishna 13 according to my account the Mishna says Rabelzarak Rabzar the son of Jacob says one who does one mitzvah acquires for himself one pallet. What is a pallet? So in this translation What is a pallet? So in this translation they say one advocate. So one who does one mitzvah acquires one advocate. One who transgresses one transgression commits one transgression acquires for himself one accuser. Okay. So one who does one mitzvah acquires one here they translate advocate one who transgresses one a advocate one who transgresses one a acquires one accuserim repentance or returning and good deeds is like a shield in front of piranos in front of punishment or suffering. So apparently two parts of this Mishna. The first part says you do a mitzvah, you gag a pralet, whatever that is. As again gag a pralet, whatever that is. As again we translate as an advocate here. And by we I mean the Safaria translation. Um and the you transgress one transgression you acquire a accuser a kagar and chuva and masim toim repentance and good deeds is like a shield in front of punishment. Okay. So what is this Mishna trying to teach us? So the midrash So the midrash first suggests that it's telling you that mitzvah and averos mitzvah and transgressions don't offset each other. One performs a mitzvah, they have an advocate. One who performs a vera, they have an accuser. But those are not necessarily like it's not like a person can say well vera all I have to do is one mitzvah to

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1. 0:03Aos peral chapter 4 and we're beginning with Mishna Yudgiml Mishna 13 according to my account…
2. 4:18what does that mean? So he brings two kind of opposite interpretations. One, first of all,…
3. 8:58doesn't realize where they've where they're going wrong where they're airing and they put up their…
4. 13:07creates an advocate, one a vera creates a um creates an accuser. They don't offset each…
5. 17:46other side and and especially if they know that the other side also is lash shine…
6. 21:56different parts of the of the earth. So uh so they uh that that was that…
7. 26:42students as just students that that itself is a mistake the one should honor their students…
8. 30:55similar idea the a reverence that one has for their teacher should be like the reverence…
9. 35:31when the honor that you accord me doesn't mean anything to me. If somebody really hash…
10. 39:40others honor us. Doesn't have to just be students. When others show us honor, then don't…

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