PSYCHEDFORTORAHFeb 293 minMixed MetaphorsIn the previous Mishna (Avot 3:15), Rabbi Akiva offered a succinct aphorism synthesizing the apparent contradiction between the concepts...
PSYCHEDFORTORAHFeb 225 minThe Challenge of Free Will“Hakol tzafui, vehareshut netunah” – “Everything is foreseen yet freedom of choice is granted.” After emphasizing the belovedness of...
PSYCHEDFORTORAHJan 254 minTHE IMAGE OF GODThe second of Rabbi Akiva’s four teachings consists of a repeated pattern of three ideas, each with three elements. The three-by-three...
PSYCHEDFORTORAHJan 43 minGood FencesRabbi Akiva says: Mocking and frivolity lead to immorality; tradition is a fence for Torah; tithes are a fence for protecting wealth;...