Hillel the Elder and the Belated Meal

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 259

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

259. Hillel & Belated Meal. Mass. Kallah, ed. Coro-

nel f. 16b.

Derekh Eres R. ch. 6. Yalk. Sip. Ill, p. 73. Cod. G. 184, No. 41.

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