and even Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Akiva, who visited the Temple Mount. At no point was there ever any question as to where the location of the Temple stood. It seems clear from tradition ...

A story is told about Rabbi Akiva in his early years — a young scholar, yet already wise beyond his age. Rabban Gamliel, head of the Sanhedrin, hosted a gathering of scholars in Jericho.

Rabbi Akiva and his students, one of whom was the famed Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi), are strongly associated with the days of Omer. According to legend, it was on Lag Ba’Omer that Rashbi left his ...

The audience clearly could not contain their excitement, as young fans continuously got up from their seats and ran to the ...

The document specifically refused to recognize the certification of a woman’s Jewish status issued by Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld, who served as rabbi of the Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland ...

Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva, as found in the Talmud, Makkot 7a: “A Sanhedrin [Rabbinic court] that affects an execution once in seven years, is branded a destructive tribunal. Rabbi Eliezer ben ...