Akiba's Disciples

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24,000 Plus One

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rabbi Akiva taught that "Love your fellow as yourself" is a "cardinal principle in Torah." How was it that that Rabbi Akiva's disciples, of all people, were deficient in this area?

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May 10, 2012

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Plague among R. Akiva's Disciples Ends circa 120 CE Event

In the weeks between Passover and Shavuot, a plague decimated 24,000 students of the great sage Rabbi Akiva--a result, says the Talmud, of the fact that they "did not respect one another." The plague's cessation on Iyar 18--the 33rd day of the Omer Count ...

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Love Distorted

By Esther Scharf

The night their father left town, his sons reminisced about their shared childhood, and the messages stressed in their home...

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Counting Out Loud

By Shaul Yosef Leiter

By expressing our regards for others, we help unite the Creation

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