All my days I have been troubled by the verse: "With all your soul", meaning: Even if God takes your soul. I said to myself: When will the opportunit… - Akiva ben Joseph

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All my days I have been troubled by the verse: "With all your soul", meaning: Even if God takes your soul. I said to myself: When will the opportunity be afforded me to fulfill this verse?

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About Akiva ben Joseph

(: 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. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the and to . He is referred to in the Talmud as Rosh la-im "Chief of the Sages". He was executed by the Romans in the aftermath of the .

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Native Name: רבי עֲקִיבָא
Alternative Names: Akiva ben Yosef • Rabbi Akiva • Rabbi Akivah • Akiva • Akiba Ben Joseph
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