Foxes

2 texts

The fox fables of Rabbi Meir, the foxes on the Temple Mount, and the cunning animal that appears throughout rabbinic parable.

The 613 Commandments Reduced to One Principle

Talmud Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

Rabbi Simlai made one of the most ambitious claims in the entire Talmud. He said: 613 commandments were given to Moses at Sinai—365 prohibitions corresponding to the days of the so...

Why Rabbi Akiva Laughed at the Foxes on the Temple Mount

Talmud Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

Four rabbis were walking away from the ruins of Jerusalem. When they reached Mount Scopus and saw the destroyed Temple, they tore their garments. When they arrived at the Temple Mo...