Berachos 61b § 3
Are You Not Afraid?
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One time, after the bar Kokheva rebellion, the evil empire of Rome decreed that
Israel cannot study and practice of Torah. Pappos ben Yehuda came and found
Rabbi Akiva, who was convening assemblies in public and engaging in Torah study.
Israel cannot study and practice of Torah. Pappos ben Yehuda came and found
Rabbi Akiva, who was convening assemblies in public and engaging in Torah study.
| Pappos: | Akiva, are you not afraid of the empire? |
| Akiva: | I will relate a parable. To what can this be compared?
It is like a fox walking along a riverbank when he sees fish gathering and fleeing from place to place. |