God Near His People

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 400

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

400. God Near His People. J. Berakhot, IX, 1. Mekhilta, Exod. Jithro,

ch. 1.

Midr. Tanh. to Gen. 14. Exod. R., ch. 1.

Deut. R. ch. 2.

Song R. ch. 7; ed. Griin- hut, II, 9.

Midr. Psalms, ch. 4. Yalk. II §968.

Yalk. Sip. I, p. 58; II, p. 22.

Tendlau, Fellmeier,

No. 37.

Cod. Br. M. 27189, f. 23a.

Cod. G. 28, f. 35.

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