Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, and the work is plentiful, and the laborers are lazy, and the reward is great, and the master of the house is insistent. (Avot 2:15). He [Rabbi Tarfon] used to ...

Shaina Taub with her Tony — and Rabbi Tarfon’s Talmudic wisdom. Illustration by Odeya Rosenband. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions. By Jodi Rudoren June 21, 2024.

The Gemara brings the views of three Sages (Arakhin 16:) as to this Mitzvah. Let us focus on the view of Rabbi Tarfon:’Said Rabbi Tarfon: תמה אני: I would be amazed, if there is any person ...

Now, after losing the battle to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, Shapiro has turned to the same adage, attributed to Rabbi Tarfon, a sage who lived nearly 2,000 years ago.

When he was elected governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, Josh Shapiro declared victory by quoting a famous adage from Pirkei Avot, an ancient code of Jewish ethics. Now, after losing the battle to be ...

Now, after losing the battle to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, Shapiro has turned to the same adage, attributed to Rabbi Tarfon, a sage who lived nearly 2,000 years ago.