The violent uprising against Rome and its occupying forces, led by Bar Kokhba in 132 CE. This war claimed nearly a million victims, including an entire generation of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples.
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The violent uprising against Rome and its occupying forces, led by Bar Kokhba in 132 CE. This war claimed nearly a million victims, including an entire generation of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples.
« Back to Glossary IndexThe disciples of Shammai the Elder, vice-president of the Sanhedrin and teacher of halakha in the 1st century BCE, best known…
Rashi interprets ba'alei terisin as the scholars who debate one another in the "battle of Torah". The Aruk offers the…