Exempla of the Rabbis, Tale 134

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 134

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 16, 2025

R. Akiba met a dead man gathering sticks for his own burning. in Gehinom. Akiba inquired how he could be saved and acted accordingly; viz., he educated the man’s son until he could say the blessing in the Synagogue and thus saved his father from tortures in Gehinom.

Themes

Prayer Repentance

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