Is This World Gehenom?
“Our master of blessed memory began and said: Everyone says there is This World and the World to Come. We believe that the World to...
Tag : Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva and Faith
On the surface, faith (emunah) and trust (bitachon) may seem like very similar concepts, but our Sages and the great early commentators distinguished between them....
Pirkei Avot 3:13-16 Rabbi Akiva in Pirkei Avot
Rabbi Akiva would say: Jesting and frivolity accustom a person to promiscuity. Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth,...
Q&A: What is God Telling Me?
Q: Recently I have experienced a series of unpleasant events that have all happened with Divine Providence: Things breaking down, theft of valuables, and high...
A Piece of Paradise
Only Rabbi Akiva came out of paradise in peace… But why not just enter paradise and stay there? Why must we leave? The Zohar says...
Surviving Paradise
Four sages entered paradise (פרדס, pronounced pardes, lit., orchard) in attempt to rectify Adam's primordial sin. Only one, Rabbi Akiva, entered in peace and came...
Falling Up
"The tzadik falls seven times and rises." Each fall is for the sake of an additional rise. After each fall you get a raise. After...
