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The wife of Rabbi Akiva (Hebrew: אשת רבי עקיבא) was a late 1st-century CE Jewish resident of Judea who is cited by the Talmud and Aggadah as a paragon of the Jewish wife who encourages her husband to pursue Torah study and is willing to make personal sacrifices to achieve that goal.
Rachel is the name given to the wife of Rabbi Akiva in Avot de-Rabbi Natan, a medieval aggadic text. Though she is unnamed, she appears across rabbinic literature, including in the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds.
Rachel is the medieval name given to the wife of Rabbi Akivain the late Avot de-Rabbi Nathan version A (chapter 6). In none of the older sources is a name attached to this woman, although she was well-known. Rabbi Akiva’s wife is mentioned in three separate sources. While these tell different stories about her, they agree on two details ...
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At the end of twelve years Rabbi Akiba returned to his wife, as he had promised. When he came before the shabby old shack he heard a conversation between his wife and a neighbor who was taunting Rachel for being foolish enough to wait and slave for her husband who had left her to study Torah.
Jul 30, 2021 · First mentioned in the Talmud’s Tractate Ketubot (62b), Rachel was the wife of the legendary Rabbi Akiva. She was the daughter of one Kalba Savua, a wealthy Jerusalemite who, at one point,...
May 2, 2024 · With all the turmoil and uncertainty going on during these days, I felt that a quick visit post Pesach to the graves of my “role models” Rabbi Akiva z”l and his beloved wife Rachel z”l (who...
Rachel and Rabbi Akiba: A 4-Act Story. DS. ByDavid Schwartz. Stories. Rabbi Akiba and Rachel "on one foot": Rabbi Akiba was a great teacher in the Mishnah. This is the story of how he met his wife and got his start as a rabbi. Act 1.
