Wedding Feast Undisturbed

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 238

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

238. Wedding Feast Undisturbed.

Pesikta, f. 169 b.

Tanh. Levit. Shemini, § 2; B. ibid. p. 23. Levit. R. 20 § 3.

Eccles. R. II, 2 § 4. Yalk. II § 967.

Codd. G. 28, f. 344; 184, No. 30; 185, No. 33.

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Wisdom Tribes Adam Eve Joy Hospitality

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