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What's up with Rabbi Shimon ben Nesanel in Avos 2:10?
In chapter 2 of Pirkei Avos (Ethics of Our Fathers) it says that:
"Rabban Yochanan the son of Zakkai had five disciples"
It goes on to list their names and qualities, and then it says that R' ...
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Division of Mishnayos in Pirkei Avos / Meseches Avos
In the Siddur, Pirkei Avos has a different division (in each Perek the amount of Mishnayos) than in the Mishnayos Avos. Who determined the division of the Mishnayos in the Siddur?