The failure of Rabbi Akiva to bring Mashiach resulted in the next two millenia of exile. What does holiness give us? Why is our success based on it? Why does the Satan require holiness in order to do what he needs to do? What are the main principles that determine the course of human history and human events? Take a look at the happenings in the Jewish world of the 16th and 17th centuries. What is the significance of the months in which different historical events happened as opposed to the zodiac?