Legend of Rabbi Yehudah

Sifrei Devarim 320:1

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

Variantly: "and you have forgotten the G-d mecholalecha": the G-d who forgives you (mochel lecha) for all of your sins.

(Devarim 32:19) "And the L-rd saw and thrust away": R. Yehudah says: At the (very) time that they are seen (favorably) by Him, they thrust Him away! "in anger at His sons and daughters."

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