Mishna, Pirkei Avot 1:5

משנה מסכת אבות פרק א:ה

Original Text:

יהי ביתך פתוח לרוחה ויהיו עניים בני ביתך

Translation:

Let your house be open wide and let the needy be members of your household. [Translation by Areyvut]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean for your house to be "wide open"? What kind of hospitality does this signify?
2. What does it mean to let the needy be members of your household? How is this different than having your house wide open?
3. What attitude towards poverty and social responsibility does this reflect?

Time Period:	Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Poverty, Tzedakah
Keywords:	Responsibility, Poverty, hospitality
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