what is pirke avot
Pirkei Avot is unique in that it is the only tractate of the Mishnah dealing solely with ethical and moral principles; there is little or no halacha found in Pirkei Avot.lthough Avot does not have an accompanying Gemara, one of the minor tractates of the Talmud, Avot deRabbi Nathan (The Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan), is an expansion of the Mishnaic tractate containing numerous additional ethical teachings and legends.