Authors Posts by Chaim Katz
Chaim Katz
Chaim Katz is a retired database programmer. He co-authored a SQL textbook a long time ago, and played a lot of blues harmonica before that. He grew up in Canada and moved to Israel with his wife about four years ago. They live in Jerusalem and host students for Shabbat.
Did R. Akiva’s Students Die in the Bar Kokhba Revolt?
Chaim Katz examines the commonplace assumption that Rabbi Akiva's students died as a consequence of the Bar Kokhva rebellion, showing how the details depict a more nuanced story and provide a clue as to how Rabbi Akiva's Torah was passed down.
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