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'''Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef''' was a third generation Tana. Originally an ignoramus, he began studying Torah under Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua, eventually become the leading Torah authority. Rabbi Akiva's original 24,000 students died in a plague but his five surviving students that included Rabbi Shimon, [[Rebbe Meir Baal Haness|Rabbi Meir]], Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Yehuda keep the chain of Torah alive in for the Jewish Nation. Rabbi Akiva was executed by the Roman government as one of the Ten Martyrs, at age 120 and was buried in Tiberias.
 
'''Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef''' was a third generation Tana. Originally an ignoramus, he began studying Torah under Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua, eventually become the leading Torah authority. Rabbi Akiva's original 24,000 students died in a plague but his five surviving students that included Rabbi Shimon, [[Rebbe Meir Baal Haness|Rabbi Meir]], Rabbi Yossi and Rabbi Yehuda keep the chain of Torah alive in for the Jewish Nation. Rabbi Akiva was executed by the Roman government as one of the Ten Martyrs, at age 120 and was buried in Tiberias.
  
==Martyrdom==
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==Execution==
Following the Bar Kochva rebellion the Roman Government issued a decree forbidding the Jews to study Torah. Rabbi Akiva disregarded the decree, continuing to create public gatherings where he taught Torah. He was approached by Pupas ben Yehuda he inquired about his lack of fear from the Romans. Rabbi Akiva replied with a parable of fox who suggested to a group of fish escaping from hunters that they join him on the dry land. To this the fish responded that on land they would surely die. Rabbi Akiva then compared it to their situation, if they would stop studying Torah which is the life force of the Jews, they would surely not survive.
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Following the Bar Kochva rebellion the Roman Government issued a decree forbidding the Jews to study Torah. Rabbi Akiva disregarded the decree, continuing to create public gatherings where he taught Torah. He was approached by Pupas ben Yehuda he inquired about his lack of fear from the Romans.  
  
Shortly after this Rabbi Akiva was caught and jailed. Pupas ben Yehuda was arrested for a different reason and imprisoned in the same jail. When Rabbi Akiva inquired the reason for his imprisonment, Pupas responded "Fortunate are you Rabbi Akiva that you were imprisoned for the Torah, Woe is to Pupas who was arrested for mundane matters".
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<ref>Talmud Bavli Brachos 61B</ref>
  
When they took him out to be executed it was the time for reading the Shema. While they were combing his flesh with metal combs, Rabbi Akiva was busy reciting the Shema and accepting upon himself the yoke of Heaven. His students who witnessed this wanted to know why their master was taking this so far. Rabbi Akiva responded that his entire life he yearned to fulfill the verse that states a that a person must serve Hashem with all his soul, meaning even if his life was being sacrificed. Now that he actually had the opportunity to actively fulfill this he is definitely going to fulfill it. When Rabbi Akiva reached the word 'Achud' he stretched it out, his soul departing as he was saying it. A heavenly Bas Kol voice came out and said fortunate are you Rabbi Akiva that your soul left you as you were saying 'Echad'.
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  אמר לו אמשול לך משל למה הדבר דומה לשועל שהיה מהלך על גב הנהר וראה דגים שהיו מתקבצים ממקום למקום אמר להם מפני מה אתם בורחים אמרו לו מפני רשתות שמביאין עלינו בני אדם אמר להם רצונכם שתעלו ליבשה ונדור אני ואתם כשם שדרו אבותי עם אבותיכם אמרו לו אתה הוא שאומרים עליך פקח שבחיות לא פקח אתה אלא טפש אתה ומה במקום חיותנו אנו מתיראין במקום מיתתנו על אחת כמה וכמה אף אנחנו עכשיו שאנו יושבים ועוסקים בתורה שכתוב בה (דברים ל, כ) כי הוא חייך ואורך ימיך כך אם אנו הולכים ומבטלים ממנה עאכ"ו אמרו לא היו ימים מועטים עד שתפסוהו לר"ע וחבשוהו בבית האסורים ותפסו לפפוס בן יהודה וחבשוהו אצלו אמר לו פפוס מי הביאך לכאן אמר ליה אשריך רבי עקיבא שנתפסת על דברי תורה אוי לו לפפוס שנתפס על דברים בטלים בשעה שהוציאו את ר' עקיבא להריגה זמן ק"ש היה והיו סורקים את בשרו במסרקות של ברזל והיה מקבל עליו עול מלכות שמים אמרו לו תלמידיו רבינו עד כאן אמר להם כל ימי הייתי מצטער על פסוק זה בכל נפשך אפילו נוטל את נשמתך אמרתי מתי יבא לידי ואקיימנו ועכשיו שבא לידי לא אקיימנו היה מאריך באחד עד שיצתה נשמתו באחד יצתה ב"ק ואמרה אשריך ר"ע שיצאה נשמתך באחד אמרו מלאכי השרת לפני הקב"ה זו תורה וזו שכרה (תהלים יז, יד) ממתים ידך י"י ממתים וגו' אמר להם חלקם בחיים יצתה בת קול ואמרה אשריך ר"ע שאתה מזומן לחיי העוה"ב:
  
Upon seing this, the angles complained to Hashem how can it be that this is the reward for Torah. Hashem responded that the reward is in the Next World. A heavenly Bas Kol voice came out and said fortunate are you Rabbi Akiva that you are invited to the life of the Next World.
 
 
<ref>Talmud Bavli Brachos 61B</ref>
 
  
 
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