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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Akiva ben Yosef, also known as Rabbi Akiva, was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second century. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the Mishnah and to Midrash halakha. He is referred to in the Talmud as Rosh la-Hakhamim "Chief of the Sages". He was executed by the Romans in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt.
Like a twisted olive tree in its 500th year, giving then its finest fruit, is man. How can he give forth wisdom until he has been crushed and turned in the Hand of God.
Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present.
The paper burns, but the words fly away.
In the beginning, sin is like a thread of a spider's web. But in the end, it becomes like the cable of a ship.
Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.
Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.
If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to change my heart. I will begin to study it, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
Everything is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is granted.
He who remains unmarried impairs the divine image.
Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God. Beloved are Israel, for unto them was given the desirable Torah