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#507: What Killed Rabbi Akiva's Students?

A Lag BaOmer Medical Mystery

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May 27, 2024
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Sixteenth century woodcut depicting Rabbi Akiva

Gimme Some Torah #507

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Yesterday was Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer, the seven weeks in between the second day of Passover and Shavuot. This stretch of time is treated as a time of minor mourning. The…

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