Much of [Shimon] Ben Zoma's career paralleled that of his namesake, Shimon ben Azzai. He too studied under R. Yehoshua before becoming one of R. Akiva's greatest students. He too was overwhelmed when "entering the orchard."
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"He Cast a Look and Went Mad", Maurycy Minkowski 1910. The caption at the bottom is a quote from the Talmud Chagigah 14b: "glimpsed and was harmed". Gift of Mrs. Rose Mintz, The Jewish Museum, New York.
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