Tractate Avot
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Rabbi Ovadia of Bartanura, in his commentary on the first Mishnah in Tractate Avot, says:
“Moses received Torah from Sinai – I say this, since this tractate is not based on the interpretation of a commandment from the commandments of the Torah, like the other tractates in the Mishnah, but is entirely morals and customs, and the sages of the nations of the world have compiled books as if they had thought from their hearts about the ways of morality, how a person should behave towards his fellow man. Therefore, the Tanna began with this tractate, Moses received Torah from Sinai, to tell you that the customs and customs in this tractate were not thought up by the sages of the Mishnah from their hearts, but were also stated in Sinai:”
Does the Rabbi know of a source that proves that these things were indeed delivered at Sinai? And what prevents him from interpreting that the sages said Tractate Avot from their own interpretation?
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As for what made him write this, it is clear. Precisely because people think that it is not so and therefore do not attribute much importance and validity to the chapters of Avot. Just like the sayings, including its generalities and details from Sinai (which were originally spoken only about the Toshvah, and it is customary to apply them to all the details of the Toshvah, which of course does not begin). And also the legends about the Holy Spirit that every Talmudic sage had, and about this path.
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