Eating Before God and the Chain of Tradition from Three Elders

Sifrei Devarim 106:1

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

(Devarim 14:23) "And you shall eat before the L-rd your G-d, etc." R. Yossi says three things in the name of three elders:

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