Parable of the dripping water on stone and parable of little flame on glass

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In Avos DiR' Nussun chapter 6 we learn that Rabbi Akiva drew great encouragement and hope from seeing how drops of water wore down stone - certainly words of Torah which is likened to iron can reach and mold his heart.

If you put a small flame to glass, the heat accumulates until the glass explodes. So keep pouring out holy words of prayer and Torah, eventually they accumulate and you will be on fire.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman

Yom Kippur and Rabbi Akiva

https://rumble.com/v1mjguy-when-they-step-on-you-a-nanach-song.html

HH today they murdered Rabbi Akiva, and he laughed as they combed his body with iron combs, he had successfully captured the entire world under the dominion of the One God of Israel.

Eliyahu the Prophet, the Kohen, brought Rabbi Akiva's body to his cave....

Na NaCh NaChMa NaChMaN MAyUMaN

HH Rabbi Akiva was gevuros, they raked his flesh with iron combs, Rabbi Akiva's disciple, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, was chasadim, he buried himself in the earth for thirteen years, until his flesh was completely broken and cut up....

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HH Rabbi Eliezer Hagadol undertook to rectify the entire universe of Tohu, and he did this from his place in excommunication, but he was desmayed that his student Rabbi Akiva was not onboard with him, and did not properly serve and learn from him, and told Rabbi Akiva that for this Rabbi Akiva would still need to finalize the rectification by being tortured to death.

Rabbainu revealed that even when someone does complete repentance, they still must confess before the tzadik, otherwise the permutations of the sin will still take vengeance...

Na NaCh NaChMa NaChMaN MAyUMaN

Rabbi Akiva

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This was a post of mine of facebook, but it forsure deserves a post of its own:

HH Rabbi Akiva saw 24,000 of his students die before him, and he was undaunted, only when the romans combed his flesh with iron combs, did he rejoice saying that his whole life he had dreamed of giving his very utmost to HY. The holy body of Rabbi Akiva was apparently much more precious then 24,000 souls of Torah scholars. Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman.

Fire by the students of Rabbi Akiva

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Rabbi Akiva's tomb is a cave in the mountains of Tiberius, and reputedly his 24,000 students that died because they didn't accord enough respect to one another are buried in the surrounding vicinity. Tradition says that they died in the days of the counting of the Oamehr.

Today, just a few hours before we began counting the Oamehr a big brush fire started right below the tomb of Rabbi Akiva, and at least two fire-trucks were on scene to keep it contained and extinguish it. The baalay Mussar (moral, morale, ethics) say that bain udum lichavairo - between man and his friend - fighting is the aspect of FIRE.

Or maybe there was some chumetz there...

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Rabbi Akiva blows my mind - Nanach style

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When the Romans raked Rabbi Akiva's body with iron combs his mind was blowing with G-d, he was in complete ecstasy, in his utter bliss he streamed his soul with all the souls of Israel. This is why you can tap into this bliss whenever you set your mind to it B"H.

Na Nach Nachma  Nachman MeUman!