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How did Rabbi Akiva&#8217;s 5 new students act as a tikun for the 24,000 students who passed away?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/layla-iyar-5778-yehudis-golshevsky.pdf\">Download the mekorot here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/programs\/layla-educational-social-opportunities-for-women\/\">OU Israel&#8217;s L&#8217;Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Women&#8217;s Event<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-45549 wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png\" alt=\"L'Ayla Logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does the Gemara mean that Rabbi Akiva&#8217;s students &#8220;\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d4\u05d2\u05d5 \u05db\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d6\u05d4&#8221; and that losing those 12,000 pairs of students caused the world to be desolate? How did Rabbi Akiva&#8217;s 5 new students act as a tikun for the 24,000 students who passed away? 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