Words of Ahiqar

I was sent to school at Iwenez, about fifteen miles from our abode, and here I began to study Talmud. The study of the Talmud is the chief object of a learned education among our people. Riches…

My son, keep your father’s commandment; Do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Tie them over your heart always; Bind them around your throat. When you walk it will lead you; When you lie down…

Do you know who turns and returns? Do you know the meaning of Atonement? Do you know who watched for you by night, Late, and in the early morning light? Do you know who verges on Atonement? Do you…