Avie Gold

As a b'nai mitzvah teacher I love this tikkun. It's much easier to read (the printing is clear) than the tickkun I had before. It marks which schwas are vocal, so you don't have to apply the rules to figure it out. I especially like having the English translation laid out exactly parallel on the page with the Hebrew. And it's helpful to have the Hebrew laid out the way your scroll might be. (we have some older scrolls that aren't laid out this way). You do have to accept the fact that it's sexist and assumes girls can't become bat mitzvah and read the Torah, but it's technical aspects are great.… (mere)

One of the best Pirkei Avos available for English and Hebrew speakers. This has a good (but not perfect) translation, both idiomatic and also not literal (using midrash and tradition to translate some portions rather than giving the literal translations). The explanations and citations solve many of the questions which immediately come to mind upon reading Pirkei Avos, and are quite clear and comprehensive. Not exclusively for children, this edition can be a useful tool to anyone beginning to learn Pirkei Avos.… (mere)