In the beginning, sin is like a thread of a spider's web. But in the end, it becomes like the cable of a ship.

- Rabbi Akiva

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

- Rabbi Akiva

Like a twisted olive tree in its 500th year, giving then its finest fruit, is man. How can he give forth wisdom until he has been crushed and turned …

- Rabbi Akiva

Beloved is man, for he was created in the image of God. Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God. Beloved are Israel, for unto them w…

- Rabbi Akiva

He who remains unmarried impairs the divine image.

- Rabbi Akiva

A fence to wisdom is silence.

- Rabbi Akiva

Before you taste anything, recite a blessing.

- Rabbi Akiva

Jesting and levity lead a man to lewdness.

- Rabbi Akiva

If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to …

- Rabbi Akiva