Pirkei Avot Text on Tikkun Olam
Name: ____________________ Date: _____________
Pirkei Avot, Chapter 2:20-21
Directions: Read the text and answer the question. We will discuss your answers together.
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20. Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, the task is great, the laborers are lazy, the wage is abundant and the master is urgent. |
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21. He used to say: It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task. Yet, you are not free to desist from it. |
*Abundant means plenty.
* Incumbent means an obligation.
* Desist means to hold back.
What task do you think Rabbi Tarfon is talking about?