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Akiba ben Joseph: (c. 50-c.135 CE) Among the greatest of the Mishnaic sages. Unless otherwise stated, all Mishnayos are presumed to be in accordance with the Rabbi Akiva's view. He was the son of converts, and an unlearned shepherd. At the age of 40, at the insistence of his wife, he began studying Torah, under Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, Joshua ben Hananiah, and Nahum Ish Gamzu ultimately attracting 24,000 students including Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai, Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Judah ben Ilai. He supported Bar Kochba's revolt. He was imprisoned and savagely murdered by the Romans for teaching Torah (he is one of the Ten Martyrs).
Rachel taught us that the way to work on the not normal is by staying calm. To understand that within the range of normal, there are different personalities.
I know it gives them strength. I certainly know it gives me strength. But what exactly is the strength that we tap into by saying, “G‑d willing, you can; I can?”
Why does Rabbi Akiva pop into my head as I look into my client’s pained eyes?
Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva
Although he was then a 40-year-old ignorant shepherd, she intuited that if given the opportunity, he could become a great scholar.
Wasted time counts for far more than the present moment, or even our own lifetime. This was Rabbi Akiva's message. A minute could mean a street. Think of Fifth Avenue and the loss becomes tangible...
The night their father left town, his sons reminisced about their shared childhood, and the messages stressed in their home...
The necklace symbolized the mutual commitment the couple had for each other and for their values.
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