Lag B’Omer: 24,000 Students of Rabbi Akiva

24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva did not treat each other well.

Concepts: Desecrating or sanctifying Hashem’s name;  Living like a Jew; Refraining from sin is like a personal Akeida. Passuk Shema Yisrael is about dying for Hashem; Vahavta is about living for Hashem. Rabbi Akiva died with the words of Shema (same as people murdered in Holocaust); Be among people; your face is public property.

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