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Akiva ben Joseph (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף, ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēp̄; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE), also known as Rabbi Akiva (רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second century.
Art by Sefira Lightstone. Rabbi Akiva was one of the most prolific and inspiring teachers of Judaism, who formed a crucial link in the chain of transmission of Jewish tradition that began with Moses and continues to this very day.
Rabbi Akiva (sometimes spelled Akiba) is considered to be one of the greatest rabbinic sages, yet the biographical details of his life remain somewhat of a mystery. It is believed that he died during the Bar Kochba Revolt in 132 CE, but his date of birth is unclear, as the only sources for his life appear in the Talmud and are not corroborated ...
Rabbi Akiva. Photo courtesy of painting by Zalman Kleinman. Among the many great figures in Jewish history, Rabbi Akiva arguably represents a combination of everything that is heroic about the Jewish people more than anyone else. At the least, he is one of the most beloved figures in Jewish history, a person whose influence and stature is a ...
18 Facts About Rabbi Akiva. By Menachem Posner. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Rabbi Akiva was one of the most prolific and inspiring teachers of Judaism, who formed a crucial link in the chain of transmission of Jewish tradition that began with Moses and continues to this very day.
Rabbi Akiva provides one model for Jewish learning: a poor person who starts late and transforms his life through learning. His numerous disciples showed the power of Rabbinic Judaism after the despairing loss of the Temple. His passionate desire for Jewish self-rule and his mistaken understanding of Bar Kochba’s mission led to national ...
Akiva ben Yosef (born 40 ce —died c. 135, Caesarea, Palestine [now in Israel]) was a Jewish sage, a principal founder of rabbinic Judaism. He introduced a new method of interpreting Jewish oral law (Halakha), thereby laying the foundation of what was to become the Mishna, the first postbiblical written code of Jewish law.
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