How was the Torah passed down from Sinai to the sages of medieval times?
 
What is the foundation of the Oral Law?
 
How do rabbinic teachings guide not only ritual practice but also the pursuit of ethical and intellectual perfection?
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Rabbi Menaḥem ha-Meiri (1249-1315) offers profound answers to these questions, and more. Written as an introduction to Pirqe Abot but far exceeding that purpose, it is a masterful account of the transmission of Torah, a theological defence of rabbinic tradition, and a reflection on the ideals that have shaped Jewish life.
 
Foreword and Edited by Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian.