Ben-Zakai and Akiva's differing approaches to defense and diplomacy - opinion

Akiva and Yohanan Ben-Zakai were great scholars and great leaders operating during the Judean rebellions against Rome, but their approaches to defense and diplomacy differed widely.

People gather round a bonfire in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Arnona in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer, May 8, 2023.

People gather round a bonfire in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Arnona in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer, May 8, 2023.

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

ByTOVA HERZL

MAY 27, 2024 05:17