The Talmud

The Last Word

Endings and beginnings 6, the death of Akiva

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After the man who laughed in the ruins comes that man’s ending. The one who went to learn at forty has come this far.

It was that morning. He was led out, and it happened to be the hour for reciting the Shema.

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