Ethical Judicial Conduct (1:8-1:9)

The Ethics Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe · Aug 31, 2026 · 24m

In the Second Century before the Common Era, the Jewish world was in an upheaval due largely to various splinter sects, such as the Sadducees and Boethusians, causing internal conflict and confusion among the nation. The two great leaders of the Jews at the time had many challenges on their hands. In this podcast we tell some of the stories about R’ Yehudah Ben Tabbai and R’ Shimon Ben Shetach and speculate how their experiences informed their teachings in Pirkei Avos.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Dec 11, 2017

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