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6 Akiba ben Joseph Quotes

Akiba ben Joseph shares a quiet, reflective thought on identity and presence.

Akiba ben Joseph quotes

  1. Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.

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  2. A fence to wisdom is silence.

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  3. Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God.

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  4. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of the All-present.

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  1. “The paper burns, but the words fly free.”

  2. “If what is soft wears down the hard, how much the more so shall the words of the Torah, which are as hard as iron, hollow out my heart, which is flesh and blood.”