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Rabbi Akiva

Rabbi Akiva
Author: Barry W. Holtz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300204876

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A compelling and lucid account of the life and teachings of a founder of rabbinic Judaism and one of the most beloved heroes of Jewish history Born in the Land of Israel around the year 50 C.E., Rabbi Akiva was the greatest rabbi of his time and one of the most important influences on Judaism as we know it today. Traditional sources tell how he was raised in poverty and unschooled in religious tradition but began to learn the Torah as an adult. In the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., he helped shape a new direction for Judaism through his brilliance and his character. Mystic, legalist, theologian, and interpreter, he disputed with his colleagues in dramatic fashion yet was admired and beloved by his peers. Executed by Roman authorities for his insistence on teaching Torah in public, he became the exemplar of Jewish martyrdom. Drawing on the latest historical and literary scholarship, this book goes beyond older biographies, untangling a complex assortment of ancient sources to present a clear and nuanced portrait of Talmudic hero Rabbi Akiva.


Rabbi Akiva's Philosophy of Love

Rabbi Akiva's Philosophy of Love
Author: Naftali Rothenberg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-08-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3319581422

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This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph. Readers of the Talmud are introduced to Rabbi Akiva through the iconic story of his love for his wife Rachel. From this starting point, Naftali Rothenberg conducts a thorough examination of the harmonious approach to love in the obstacle-laden context of human reality. Discussing the deterioration of passion into simple lust, the ability to contend with suffering and death, and so forth, Rothenberg addresses the deepest and most pressing questions about human love. The readings and observations offered here allow readers to acquire the wisdom of love—not merely as an assemblage of theoretical arguments and abstract statements, but as an analysis of the internal contradictions and difficulties revealed in the context of attempts to realize and implement harmonious love.


Akiva

Akiva
Author: Marcus Lehmann
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781583306024

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This breathtaking, historical novel tells the story of the life and times of the great sage, Rabbi Akiva. It is a classic literary tapestry woven with the details of life in Eretz Yisrael after the Destruction of the Second Temple. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this book will captivate and inspire all audiences. Rav Meir (Marcus) Lehmann's magnum opus, a favorite for generations of readers, is now presented in a newly translated and revised edition for contemporary readers to enjoy.


Drop by Drop

Drop by Drop
Author: Jacqueline Jules
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1512471240

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Akiva is just a poor shepherd living an ordinary life, until he falls in love with Rachel. Rachel thinks her husband could become a great man of learning—but Akiva can't even read! Is he too old to be a scholar or can he follow the example of the water in the nearby brook? Water is soft, yet drop by drop, it can soften the hardest stone.


Akiva

Akiva
Author: Reuven Hammer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0827612486

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The legendary Akiva ben Yosef has fascinated Jews for centuries. Arguably the most important of the Tannaim, or early Jewish sages, Akiva lived during a crucial era in the development of Judaism as we know it today, and his theology played a major part in the development of Rabbinic Judaism. Reuven Hammer details Akiva's life as it led to a martyr's death and he delves into the rich legacy Akiva left us. That legacy played an extraordinarily important role in helping the Jewish people survive difficult challenges to forge a vibrant religious life anew, and it continues to influence Jewish law, ethics, and theology even today. Akiva's contribution to the development of Oral Torah cannot be overestimated, and in this first book written in English about the sage since 1936 Hammer reassesses Akiva's role from the period before the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE until the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE. He also assesses new findings about the growth of early Judaism, the reasons why Akiva was so outspoken about "Christian Jews," the influence of Hellenism, the Septuagint, and the canonization of the Hebrew Bible. Ultimately Hammer shows that Judaism without Akiva would be a very different religion.


Living Inspired

Living Inspired
Author: Akiva Tatz
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1993
Genre: Jewish ethics
ISBN: 9781568710266

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Shows how an understanding of some of the deeper ideas and patterns of Torah thought can illuminate our everyday experiences.


The Thinking Jewish Teenager's Guide to Life

The Thinking Jewish Teenager's Guide to Life
Author: Akiva Tatz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Jewish ethics
ISBN: 9781568711751

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This book powerfully explains some of the deepest concepts in Judaism, demonstrating how those ideas and principles can, and should, guide decisions, relationships and growth to real maturity. There's no 'talking down' here; there's just straight inspiration, depth, and many answers.


And Rachel was His Wife

And Rachel was His Wife
Author: Marsi Tabak
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1990
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780873064880

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Rabbi Akiva's devoted wife is the heroine of this historical, fully annotated novel, based on Talmudic sources.


Worldmask

Worldmask
Author: Akiva Tatz
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1995
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781568710808

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This book traces some of the Torah themes which express the duality of the world: the physical, outer layer, and its inner root.


Rabbi Akiba's Messiah

Rabbi Akiba's Messiah
Author: Daniel Gruber
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2013-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781480259560

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It is not easy to overestimate the significance of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Because of its long-term consequences, it may well be considered the greatest tragedy in Jewish history. It is the most defining. It set the stage for what became an endless procession of Jewish suffering down to, including, and beyond the Holocaust.The disaster was further compounded by the fact that Rabbi Akiba, the father of rabbinic Judaism, proclaimed Bar Kokhba, the leader of the rebellion, to be God's Anointed, the Messiah. In the eighteen hundred and fifty years since, as students of History and various religious persuasions have studied the sparse and sometimes conflicting evidence, one puzzling question always emerges.As Franz Rosenzweig expressed it, “Why did even the wisest teacher of his age fall for the false messiah, Bar Kochba, in the time of Hadrian?”This book answers that question.