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March 25th 1911 - May 2nd 2008

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June 9th 1925 - April 16th 2003

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Yisro (Exodus 18-20)

18:12 And Yisro, father-in-law of Moshe (Moses) offered an Olah and sacrifices before G-D. And Aharon (Aaron) and all of the elders of Israel came to eat bread together with the father-in-law of Moshe before G-D.

The Talmud is puzzled by the way the Torah describes Yisro's meal. Why does the Torah say that he ate before G-D when all he did was dine together with Moshe and the elders?

The Talmud derives from here that anyone who has pleasure from a meal at which a Torah scholar is included in the gathering it is as if he derives pleasure from the radiance of the Divine presence (Berachos 64a).

I understand this to reflect the notion that more of an appearance of Divine Providence is allocated by Heaven to meet the needs of a Torah scholar.

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