תלמוד בבלי מסכת חגיגה דף יב עמוד ב
R. Elazar b. Shamua said: The world rests on a single pillar – righteousness. [Translation by Areyvut]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What does it mean for the world to rest on a pillar? What happens to the world if that pillar is compromised?
2. Why is righteousness the pillar that supports the world?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)