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.

Rabbi Mark S. Glickman says we have countless riches in our lives that don't depend on the rise and fall of the stock market.

Should a lawyer defend someone in court whom he thinks is guilty? What if the man is truly despicable (e.g., a child killer)?

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.

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 ...

If Rabbi Tarfon could learn from Akiva’s teaching, so can we. Rabbi David Wolpe is spiritual leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter: @RabbiWolpe.

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 ...