Today's Mishnah Yomi
Avos 5:12 - 5:13
The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, June 25, 2025 is Avos 5:12 - 5:13
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Avos Perek 5 Mishnah 12
אבות פרק ה׳ משנה י"ב
Bartenura
מַהֵר לִשְׁמֹעַ וּמַהֵר לְאַבֵּד יָצָא שְׂכָרוֹ בְהֶפְסֵדוֹ. דְּמֵאַחַר שֶׁשּׁוֹכֵחַ מַה שֶּׁלּוֹמֵד מַה הֲנָאָה יֵשׁ בְּמַה שֶּׁהוּא מַהֵר לִשְׁמֹעַ, נִמְצָא הֶפְסֵדוֹ גָּדוֹל מִשְּׂכָרוֹ:
קָשֶׁה לִשְׁמֹעַ וְקָשֶׁה לְאַבֵּד יָצָא הֶפְסֵדוֹ בִשְׁכָרוֹ. שֶׁמִּדָּה טוֹבָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ יְתֵרָה עַל הַמִּדָּה הַנִּפְסֶדֶת, הוֹאִיל וּמַה שֶּׁשָּׁמַע אַחַר הַקֹּשִׁי הוּא זוֹכֵר וְאֵינוֹ שׁוֹכֵחַ. וְנָפְקָא מִנַּהּ, שֶׁאִם יֵשׁ לְפָנֵינוּ שְׁנֵי תַּלְמִידִים וְאֵין לָנוּ לְסַפֵּק מָזוֹן אֶלָּא לְאֶחָד מֵהֶם, נַקְדִּים הַקָּשֶׁה לְאַבֵּד עַל הַמַּהֵר לִשְׁמֹעַ:
זֶה חֵלֶק רָע. לֹא הֲוָה שַׁיָּךְ לְמִתְנֵי הָכָא חָסִיד אוֹ רָשָׁע, שֶׁאֵין זֶה דָּבָר הַתָּלוּי בִּבְחִירָתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם, אֶלָּא חִסָּרוֹן שֶׁהָיָה בּוֹ מֵעִקַּר בְּרִיָּתוֹ:
Rashi
יצא שכרו במהירות שמיעתו בהפסדו שמאבד מהר כלומר לא עלה בידו כלום:
יצא הפסדו ממה ששמע בקושי בשכרו ונמצא שמועילה מדה זו במקצת:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Avos Perek 5 Mishnah 13
אבות פרק ה׳ משנה י"ג
Bartenura
There are four temperaments among givers of charity: meaning to say in the giving of charity, and not literally among givers of charity. As behold, there is among them the one who does not give. And so [too] in the adjacent [mishnah], "among those who attend the House of Study," is in the going to the House of Study.
he has an evil eye with respect to others: As it is known that [giving] charity makes one wealthy and he does not want others to get wealthy. Another explanation: There [exists] one who is concerned about the money of his relatives more than about his own money. And even though he gives, he does not want his relatives to give, so that they not lose their money. And [this explanation makes] "he has an evil eye with respect to others" similar to "he has an evil eye with respect to himself" at the end [of this part of the mishnah].
אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בְּנוֹתְנֵי צְדָקָה. כְּלוֹמַר בִּנְתִינַת הַצְּדָקָה, וְלֹא בְּנוֹתְנֵי צְדָקָה מַמָּשׁ, דְּהָא אִיכָּא בְּהוּ מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ נוֹתֵן. וְכֵן בְּסָמוּךְ בְּהוֹלְכֵי לְבֵית הַמִּדְרָשׁ, הַיְנוּ בַּהֲלִיכַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ:
עֵינוֹ רָעָה בְּשֶׁל אֲחֵרִים. דְּיוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהַצְּדָקָה מְעַשֶּׁרֶת וְאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה שֶׁאֲחֵרִים יִתְעַשְּׁרוּ. פֵּרוּשׁ אַחֵר, יֵשׁ מִי שֶׁחָס עַל מָמוֹן קְרוֹבָיו יוֹתֵר מֵעַל מָמוֹנוֹ, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן אֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה שֶׁקְּרוֹבָיו יִתְּנוּ, שֶׁלֹּא יְאַבְּדוּ אֶת מָמוֹנָם, וְהַיְנוּ עֵינוֹ רָעָה בְּשֶׁל אֲחֵרִים דּוּמְיָא דְּעֵינוֹ רָעָה בְּשֶׁלּוֹ דִּבְסֵיפָא:
Rashi
עינו רעה. צרה בשל אחרים בממון אחרים שאינו רוצה שיעשו צדקה כדי שלא ירבו נכסיהם ושיצא להם שם טוב:
עינו רעה בשלו. אינו דומה עינו רעה בשל אחרים לעינו רעה בשלו לפי שבממונו אינו אלא מחמת אבירות לב שבו. נ״א עינו רעה בשלו צר עין בשל עצמו שמסרב ליתן צדקה כדי שלא יחסר חשבון מעותיו ואינו נותן לב לשכר השמור לו לעוה״ב ולא דמי לעינו רעה בשל אחרים:
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Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
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In 1934, the Kozoglover Gaon, Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer, who took over from Rav Meir Shapiro (the founder of Daf Yomi) as the head of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, initiated the Mishnah Yomi cycle, focusing on Seder Zeraim and Seder Taharos. After World War II, in 1947, Rav Yonah Sztencl, a disciple of Rav Frommer, expanded the program, advocating for a comprehensive study of Shishah Sidrei Mishnah. The idea of studying two Mishnayos daily gained the support of figures like Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, the Tchebiner Rov, and the Gerer Rebbe, marking the formal inception of Mishnah Yomi.
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Quick to understand and quick to forget -- his gain is canceled by his loss: As since he forgets what he learns, what benefit is there in that which he is quick to understand? It comes out that his loss is greater than his gain.
[A student who is] slow to understand and slow to forget -- his loss is canceled by his gain: As the good trait in him exceeds the negative trait; since that which he understands after the difficulty, he remembers and does not forget. And what comes out from it (the practical difference) is that if we have two students in front of us and we only have enough sustenance to [support] one of them, we prioritize the one that is slow to forget.
that is a bad portion: It would not be relevant to learn here, "pious" or "evil," as this is not something that is dependent upon the choice of a person, but rather is a disadvantage that was in him from the beginning of his creation.