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Mishnah 21 Part Three
The physical characteristics that comes of having a beginning allow a change and hence preparation. That is why this world is the opportunity to prepare for the next world. Since the World to Come is a place of stability and durability, it is too late to make preparations there.
In a shell, only this world offers the opportunity to prepare for eternity.
In memory of Robert Johnson
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Mishnah 21 Part Two
Rabbi Yaakov says: This world is like a lobby before the World to Come; prepare yourself in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall.
There are levels of the World-to-Come, ranging from the elementary existence of techias hameisim, to a very long, good life, to truly eternal non-physical existence. The World-to-Come can be a pleasant, happy tranquil experience, or it can be endlessly intolerable. After we are restored to life, HaShem will conduct the ultimate judgment,דיך וח’בוך . Those who merit will proceed to long life, while others will proceed to endless shame, and all will depend on the beliefs, choices and actions taken in this world.
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Mishnah 20
Rabbi Masya ben Charash says: Initiate a greeting to every person; and be a tail to lions; and do not be a head to foxes.
This Mishnah gives us guidance in three areas of social relationships: the role of leader; the role of subordinate; and the role within which we interact with peers.
The appropriate personality trait to be called upon when dealing with peers is anavay (צנוה). The English word “humility” does not do justice to this concept. Anavay means that one considers other people important, while not assessing his own importance. It is a trait that is fundamental to the pursuit of peace.
Mishnah 21
Rabbi Yaakov says: This world is like a lobby before the World to Come; prepare yourelf in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall.
This Mishnah is about the ultimate human destiny. The Rabbis knew from the prophets that there is a World to Come.
Therefore, the present world was created only to prepare for the World to Come, for that is the primary Creation and properly reflects the perfection of the Creator.
Dedicated to: Audrey Heard
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Rabbi Yannai says: It is not in our power to explain either the tranquility of the wicked or the suffering of the righteous.
Dedicated in the memory of: Reggie Tarr
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Rabbi Nehorai says: Exile yourself to a place of Torah, and do not assume that it will come after you, for it is your colleagues who will cause it to remain wit you; “and do not rely on your own understanding” (Mishlei 3:5).
The only way to acquire Torah is to pursue it. Torah knowledge, in its full depth, is elusive, for it transcends human quality and abilities. It goes without saying that Torah will not come on its own.
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Mishnah 17
Rabbi Shimon says: There are three crowns–the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood and the crown of kingship: but the crown of a good name surpasses them all.
Mishnah 16 extolled the importance of Talmud over the importance of Mishnah and Scripture. Mishnah 17 was placed after that statement because the “crown of Torah” refers primarily to the study of the Talmud, rather than the Scripture or Mishnah.
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Mishnah 14-15-16
Rabbi Yochanan the Sandler says: Every assembly that is dedicated to the sake of Heaven will endure to the end, but one that is not for the sake of Heaven will not endure to the end.
Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua says: Let the honor of your student be as dear to you as your own; the honor of your colleague as the reverence for your teacher; and the reverence for your teacher as the reverence of Heaven.
Rabbi Yehudah says: Be meticulous in Talmud, for a careless misinterpretation in Talmud is considered tantamount to willful transgression.
This program is dedicated to Marcie Wilkinson