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  1. משנה אבות ד׳:י״ג

    (יג) רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר,

    שְׁלשָׁה כְתָרִים הֵם,

    כֶּתֶר תּוֹרָה

    וְכֶתֶר כְּהֻנָּה

    וְכֶתֶר מַלְכוּת,

    וְכֶתֶר שֵׁם טוֹב עוֹלֶה עַל גַּבֵּיהֶן:

    Pirkei Avot 4:13

    (13) Rabbi Shimon says:

    There are three crowns:

    the crown of Torah,

    the crown of priesthood and

    the crown of monarchy -

    but the crown of a good name rises above them all.

  2. קהלת ז׳:א׳

    (א) ט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת מִיּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃

    Ecclesiastes 7:1
    (1) A good name is better than fragrant oil, and the day of death than the day of birth.

    3. Rabbi Shimon remarks that there are three crowns.  How many crowns are described in this mishna?


    What does each crown, Torah, priesthood, and monarchy, represent?


    TORAH=


    PRIESTHOOD=


    MONARCHY/ROYALTY=



    What is the crown of a good name?




    Why is the crown of a good name more important than the others?




    How would you connect the text from Ecclesiastes to this mishna?







    In life, you discover that people are called by three names: One is the name the person is called by his father and his mother, one is the name people call him, and one is the name he acquires for himself. The best one is the one he acquires for himself. [Midrash Tanhuma, Vayakchel]