Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva
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The wife of Rabbi Akiva was a late 1st-century CE Jewish resident of Judea who is cited by the Talmud and Aggadah as a paragon of the Jewish wife who encourages her husband to pursue Torah study and i
The tomb of Rabbi Akiva's wife, in Tiberias
Ohel over the tomb of Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva, in Tiberias
Rabbi Akiva
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Akiva ben Joseph, also known as Rabbi Akiva, was a leading Jewish scholar and sage and a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second. Rabbi akiva was a member of the
Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva
…wife who encourages her husband to pursue Torah study and is willing to make personal sacrifices to achieve that goal. She was the wife of the Tanna Rabbi Akiva, who became one of the greatest Torah scholars in Jewish history. She played a significant role in encouraging Akiva to pursue Torah study, as he was…
Modern-day site of Rabbi Akiva's tomb, Tiberias
Akiva's grave in Tiberias
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