Perek 2, Mishna 3-6
Pirkei Avos / Part I

In another interweaving of the themes of Pirkei Avos, Rabbi Wein discusses the parallel teachings of distancing oneself from the government and involving oneself in the Jewish community. Bringing his own expertise in history into the fray, we see how these principles so succinctly presented by Chazal carry within them the key to Jewish continuity.