{"id":5553,"date":"2022-09-22T08:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akivatech.co.il\/?page_id=5553"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:59:46","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akivatech.co.il\/?page_id=5553","title":{"rendered":"Rabbi Akiva"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5553\" class=\"elementor elementor-5553\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af1913 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af1913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6cac\" data-id=\"6ed6cac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285c924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"285c924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rabbi Akiva - the Inspiration for AkivaTech<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d33ea6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d33ea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-827726c\" data-id=\"827726c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a30081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a30081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Rabbi Akiva<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad56b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ad56b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rabbi Akiva is revered as one of the central sages of the Jewish people in the century following the destruction of The Temple in Jerusalem, nearly 2000 years ago. In the Talmud, he is referred to as <em>Rosh LaChachamim<\/em>, Chief of the Sages. He is known for other things in addition to his leadership in the community of scholars. It was Rabbi Akiva who explained that a great principal of the Torah was to, &#8220;love thy neighbor as thyself.&#8221; He is also considered to be the spiritual authority behind the rebellion of Bar Kochba against the Roman occupiers. The <em>Bnei Akiva<\/em> religious Zionist youth movement is named for Rabbi Akiva.<\/p><p>Rabbi Akiva has been an inspiration to me my entire life. I was a member, and later a leader, in Bnei Akiva of Chicago for over a decade before I moved to Israel. In recent years, another attribute of Rabbi Akiva\u2019s life has intensified that inspiration.<\/p><p>At the age of 40, Akiva ben Yosef, was an illiterate shepherd for Kalba Savua, among the richest men in Jerusalem. When Kalba Savua\u2019s daughter noticed his modesty and fine character traits, she offered to marry him if he would agree to begin studying Torah. After 24 years of study, he returned home at the head of 24,000 disciples. As I transitioned from \u201cmiddle age\u201d to \u201csenior\u201d status, this became more and more significant to me. Arguably, today\u2019s 60 is Rabbi Akiva\u2019s 40.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce44ef3\" data-id=\"ce44ef3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613c829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"613c829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/akivatech.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RabbiAvika.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akivatech.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RabbiAvika.jpg 294w, https:\/\/akivatech.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RabbiAvika-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731d193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"731d193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An illustration of Rabbi Akiva in the 16th century Mantua Haggadah<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Akiva &#8211; the Inspiration for AkivaTech Rabbi Akiva Rabbi Akiva is revered as one of the central sages of the Jewish people in the century following the destruction of The Temple in Jerusalem, nearly 2000 years ago. 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