Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov
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'''Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov''' was a forth generation Tana and one of the younger students of Rabbi Akiva. He was counted along with the Sages of Usha. | '''Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov''' was a forth generation Tana and one of the younger students of Rabbi Akiva. He was counted along with the Sages of Usha. | ||
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| + | A person who fulfills one mitzvah, acquires for himself one advocating angel; he who commits one transgression, acquires against himself one accusing angel. Repentance and good deeds are as a shield against retribution. | ||
==Kever Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov== | ==Kever Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov== | ||
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Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov was a forth generation Tana and one of the younger students of Rabbi Akiva. He was counted along with the Sages of Usha.
Teachings
A person who fulfills one mitzvah, acquires for himself one advocating angel; he who commits one transgression, acquires against himself one accusing angel. Repentance and good deeds are as a shield against retribution.
Kever Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov
Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaacov is buried in Kfar Chananya not far from the tombs of Abba Chalafta and his son Rabbi Yose.