“You are not obligated to complete a task, but nevertheless you are not free to leave it.” -Pirke Avot 2:20 Perseverance, then, is anchored in hope and hope is rooted in the belief that things will get better. Maimonides, in his Mishneh Torah, records that Abraham, for example, withstood ten major trials: suffering exile, twice the abduction of his wife, Sarah, twice the binding of Isaac the sending away of his son Ishmael the war with the four kings the prophetic vision of his descendants’ enslavement and exile Nimrod’s attempt to murder him and the danger of undergoing circumcision at an advanced age. Our tradition asserts that the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, would never have succeeded in entering a covenant between G-d and the Jewish people had it not been for their extraordinary perseverance. You show perseverance whenever you keep trying in spite of obstacles or discouragement. Perseverance is the ability to stick to something and complete a task even though difficult circumstances may try to prohibit you from finishing. Perseverance is when you show commitment, pride, and a positive attitude when completing tasks. The Jewish value of hatmadah-to persevere is about staying on task and not giving up.
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