Wealth Spent on Study

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 281

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

281. Wealth Spent on Study.

Pesikta, 28.

Pesikta Kahana § 21.

Tanh. B. Exod. Ki Tissa.

Levit. R. ch. 30.

Song R. VIII, 7 § 1.

Yalk. § 363; II, § 994. Yalk. Sip. II, p. 246.

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