Rabbi Tarfon was very rich. One day Rabbi Akiva met him and said - TopicsExpress



          

Rabbi Tarfon was very rich. One day Rabbi Akiva met him and said My master, shall I purchase for you a town or two? Yes said Rabbi Tarfon, and immediately gave Rabbi Akiva 4,000 gold dinars. Akiva distributed the money to poor scholars. Later Tarfon met him and said Where are the towns you bought for me? Akiva showed him to the house of study where a small child was reciting the psalms. The child came to 112:9: He gives freely to the poor, his goodness lasts forever. Akiva said This is the town. Tarfon kissed him and said Akiva, you are my master in wisdom, and leader in the ways of the world and gave him more money to spend. (Massechet Kala 2).
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:00:14 +0000

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