Nedarim 50: Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Yehoshua, and the Beauty of Torah

from Talking Talmud · host Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon

Biographical details about various sages, with a focus on R. Akiva, including his marriage, and the dynamic with his father-in-law, Kalba Savua. Plus, the Jerusalem of Gold ornament. Note the Nedarim context here of the very familiar narrative. Also, the insult to R. Yehoshua that he is ugly, despite his glorious Torah. Plus, another insult to Shmuel, and the consequences of that.

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