The daughter of a wellborn and wealthy man who disowns her, akivas wife insists that akiva study torah in order to marry her. The life and times of rabbi akiva ben yosef 50 ce to 5 ce in the orchard, novelist yochi brandes reams the revered sage for choosing fulltime torah study over his family jan 19, 2018, 4. His new book, red november, is available for preorder. Rabbi rosenfelds son zvi recently published his first book, the ring of fate, a riveting, fastpaced fantasy novel which is also completely kosher in both language and subject matter. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. Rabbi akiva has many famous quotes in the babylonian talmud. It is sold by, as well as by and all the major online sellers.
At the same time, he was the spiritual leader of the barkokheva revolt, and was the man who revealed to the. Rachel, a rich mans daughter, falls in love with a poor, illiterate shepherd named akiva who. The second legend is about rabbi akiva and the daughter of kalba savua. It begins with rachel, daughter of the wealthiest man in jerusalem, who rejects her. According to tradition, he was born a humble shepherd and didnt learn to read until he was 40, yet he became one of the greatest rabbis in history. Join deb for an amazing true story about the famous rabbi akiva s daughter with a lesson for us all. Rabbi akibas daughter once went to the market to buy things for the home. The richest and most learned young men of that time would have considered themselves fortunate to marry her.
Review of the orchard by yochi brandes rhapsody in. Rabbi akiva was now able to fulfill a promise he had made to his wife, to give her a model of jerusalem made of gold to wear in her hair. After an introductory chapter on the cultural and political context of the 2nd century rabbinic world, the book surveys the main episodes in rabbi akiva s imagined biography. His wifes first name is not provided in earlier sources, but a later version of the tradition gives it as rachel. I would like to outline some of the highlights of his life story and demonstrate why i feel he serves as a personal role model to us all.
A story of rabbi akiva by jacqueline jules, illustrated by yevgenia nayberg. One of and arguably the most important of the tannaim, or early jewish sages, he 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. It is not for the fainthearted reader, or for people who prefer to have sex with the lights off, or for those who are offended by open lewdness. Astrologers told rabbi akiva that a snake would bite and kill his daughter on. It is a classic literary tapestry woven with the details of life in eretz yisrael after the destruction of the second temple. Shani taragin matan elul program 5777 rabbi akiva teaches teshuva rabbi akiva. The rabbis daughter is a book about carnality, the often uncontrollable desires and appetites of the body, and the religious codes that are used to control them.
The second legend is about rabbi akiva and the daughter of kalba. Encouraged by his wife, rachel, and famous for teaching that love your fellow as yourself is the cardinal rule of the torah, he left an indelible mark on talmudic tradition, in which he and his. Rabbi akiva lived in the first and second centuries ce. On this shabbat, i remember the daughter of rabbi akiva. In his joy, ben kalba savua turned over half of his fortune to his daughter and soninlaw. The traditional story of akiva s marriage reads like a grimm fairy tale. Visotzky, the forward holtz expertly teases akiva s core character traits from a plethora of midrashic sources to fashion a complex, yet likeable, religious leader who is at once pragmatist and dreamer, punctilious intellectual and passionate lover. A story of rabbi akiva jules, jacqueline, nayberg, yevgenia on.
The debate between rabbi mizrachi with a skeptic designer barhami hakakian duration. The rabbi sitting at his desk is rabbi meir, the favorite pupil of rabbi akiva, and his wife standing over him is beruriah, daughter of rabbi hanina. He was also a great teacher and one of the ten martyrs, arrested and killed by the romans for teaching torah in defiance of a roman rule against practicing judaism. He died a martyrs end at the hands of the romans, whom. The government ordered the execution of the couple for teaching torah publicly. As she grew up, her family concerned themselves with finding a suitable match for her, a young man who would appreciate her special qualities. Rabbi akiva, born shortly after the birth of jesus, is venerated in judaism as one of the greatest rabbinic sages, although much of the stories about him are sketchy and wrapped in myth and mystery. My daughter and i have spent many hours discussing the topics.
Rabbi akibas daughter overheard the words of the stargazer, but paid no. In none of the older sources is a name attached to this woman, although she was well known. Rabbi akiva s life is a fascinating tale of inspiration, of a man of humble origins who overcame it all to achieve greatness. By so doing, we can improve our lives in ways which only the heavens can know, as we seal our own fate in the book of life. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this book will captivate and inspire all audiences.
Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. When akiva married the daughter of ben kalba sabua, a wealthy citizen of jerusalem, akiva was an uneducated shepherd in ben kalba sabuas employ. The traditional story of akivas marriage reads like a grimm fairy tale. Modern lessons from hillel not much is known about the life of the rabbi and talmudic scholar hillel. The daughter of this fabulous man, was a beautiful and g. Rabbi akiva had to start over, with just five students all of whom risked their lives to receive rabbinic ordination in a time of cruel roman persecution. Rabbi akiva was a shepherdturnedsage who flourished during the era of the destruction of the second temple. This book is included with kindle unlimited membership. Secondcentury sage rabbi akiva doesnt get nearly enough ink. Jewish history with a literary license the jerusalem post.
Rabbi meir was married to bruriah, the daughter of rabbi chananiah ben teradyon, one of the ten martyrs. Although avrahams mother was the daughter of the renowned rabbi akiva eger of posen. Rabbi ilene schneider, award winning author of the rabbi akiva cohen mysteries and of talking dirty in yiddish. Hurcanus was a neighbor of yosef, the father of akiva. The rabbi s daughter is a book about carnality, the often uncontrollable desires and appetites of the body, and the religious codes that are used to control them. A gripping family drama in which a daughter has to confront the mystery of her fathers criminal past. The difference between hillel and rabbi akiva we will now understand the difference between the sayings of hillel and rabbi akiva. This chapter in his book is the most complete argument for the story of rabbi akiva s wife serving as a founding myth for the studying husband and working wife ethos in. For further reading, however, try these excellent nonfiction works, rabbi akiva. In the novel, rachel and akiva had a daughter named hannah who, in brandess version of the story, was a close friend of the talmudic figure beruriah, wife of rabbi meir.
Some may think that the books of matthew, mark, and perhaps some of the other. Mekor judaica akiva the story of rabbi akiva and his times. Not to be disrespectful of rabbi akiva but perhaps one of the reasons that his students died was that after the 12 years that. This breathtaking, historical novel tells the story of the life and times of the great sage, rabbi akiva. Akiva ben yosef also known as rabbi akiva, was a leading jewish scholar and. The daughter of rabbi akiba the stargazers were wrong.
Life, legend legacy, an account of the life of the great jewish sage rabbi akiva. Rabbi akiva was a leading contributor to the mishnah and midrash halakha. Rabbi akiva was talking about the mitzvah of ahavas yisrael that must be observed by a jew in a body, i. When such a person was found, the family began making wedding preparations. Rabbi akiva, who lived in israel at about the time of the destruction of the second temple in 70 c.
The mekhilta derabbi ishmael on the book of exodus and the sifre on numbers were. Story rabbi akivas daughter, tzadaka and the snake. At rabbi s daughter, you will find a neighborhood, communityminded butcher shop which strives for quality customer service and a pleasant shopping experience and which provides the best quality of choice and prime kosher meats that are clean. And yet, rachel, daughter of the wealthy man who employed him, watched how akiva treated animals and people with kindness and. In response to their marriage, savua disowned his daughter and cut her off financially, presumably objecting because of akivas lowly economic status.
Rabbi akiva and his wife, rachel, had a kind and beloved daughter, a rare jewel. Rabbi akiva became betrothed to the daughter of bar kalba savua. One of the pleasures of rabbi akiva is seeing the way holtz stitches together akiva s life from the stories about him in the midrashim and the babylonian and the jerusalem talmud. Such narrow minds, who can only see in rabbi akiva a lonely shepherd who fell in love with his employers daughter, will certainly fail to comprehend his startling declaration that the song of songs is sacred above all other books of the bible. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. A different tradition narrates that at the age of 40, akiva attended the academy of his native town, lod, presided over by eliezer ben hurcanus. Subsequently, the sofer name became synonymous with hungarian orthodox rabbinical aristocracy. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. When akiva married the daughter of ben kalba sabua, a wealthy citizen of.
In the orchard, yochi brandes brings one of my personal heros, rabbi akiva, to life. Rabbi akivas second wife sometimes appears in the talmud as the daughter of kalba savua and sometimes as the daughter of the son of kalba savua apparently, the latter is the correct version, but she is never referred to by her first name. Kalba savuas daughter rachel noticed how modest rabbi akiva was and how fine a person he was. Rabbi meir took a bag of gold coins and went to the brothel disguised as a roman horseman. Inspiration from rabbi sacks for shabbat hagadol and. Publicly he expressed his regret for having treated his daughter and her husband so badly. Thus ends our story of rachel, rabbi akibas wife, whose heroism and selfsacrifice gave us the great rabbi akiba. The yiddish gangsters daughter joan lipinsky cochran. One of the ravs attendants doublechecked with rabbi eliezer berland, shlita, yesterday to see if his statement that the coronavirus pandemic will end by pesach still holds true, given that the israeli court yesterday refused. Kalba sabua, too, suddenly discovered who his soninlaw was. Rabbi akiva akiba stories rabbi akiva was a shepherdturnedsage who flourished during the era of the destruction of the second temple.
In this historical novel, the akiva story serves as. Encouraged by his wife, rachel, and famous for teaching that love your fellow as yourself is the cardinal rule of the torah, he left an indelible mark on talmudic tradition, in which he and his students are often quoted. Teachings of akiva part 1 posted on july 23, 2009 by james prather. This book purports to tell his story from the point of view of his wife rachel. Our gemara is the source for one of the greatest talmudic love stories rabbi akiva and rachel rachel was the daughter of bar kalba savua, who came from one of the wealthiest and most politically powerful families in israel during the time of the destruction of the second temple. Akiva married the daughter of his wealthy employer, kalba savua, for whom he worked as a shepherd. Brandess vivid descriptions of the legendary rabbi akiva, religious and scholarly. Holtz writes gracefully, inviting readers into the world of the talmud and talmudic scholarship.