Pardes (Hebrew: פַּרְדֵּס pardēs, "orchard") is the subject of a Jewish aggadah ("legend") about four rabbis of the Mishnaic period (1st century CE) who entered the pardes (the "orchard" of esoteric Torah knowledge), only one of them succeeded in leaving the pardes unharmed. The basic story goes as follows: Four entered the orchard: Ben Azzai, Ben Zoma, Acher (i.e., Elisha ben Avuya), and Rabbi Akiva.
Pardes (Hebrew: פַּרְדֵּס pardēs, "orchard") is the subject of a Jewish aggadah ("legend") about four rabbis of the Mishnaic period (1st century CE) who entered the pardes (the "orchard" of esoteric Torah knowledge), only one of them succeeded in leaving the pardes unharmed. The basic story goes as follows: Four entered the orchard: Ben Azzai, Ben Zoma, Acher (i.e., Elisha ben Avuya), and Rabbi Akiva.
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