These are just a few of the many thought-provoking maxims contained in Judah Goldin’s significant new translation of The Wisdom of the Father (Pirke Abot) and the commentaries that scholars throughout the ages have mode on this important book of the Talmud. By making these commentaries available in English for the first time, and in his brilliant essay on the Talmud, Professor Goldin has illuminated the development of Jewish law and tradition.