Greater is the welcoming of guests than the reception of the Divine Presence (גְּדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים מֵהַקְבָּלַת פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה)
Greater is the welcoming of guests than the reception of the Divine Presence (גְּדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים מֵהַקְבָּלַת פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה)

Greater is the welcoming of guests than the reception of the Divine Presence

The mitzvah of welcoming guests is greater than receiving the Divine Presence.

("Greater is the welcoming of guests than the rising early to the study hall... Rav Yehuda said Rav: Greater is the welcoming of guests than the reception of the Divine Presence, as it is written (Genesis 18): 'And the Lord said, If now I have found favor in your eyes, do not pass by...' - Shabbat 127a)

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Expression (Hebrew)

גְּדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים מֵהַקְבָּלַת פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה

Definition (Hebrew)

מִצְווֹת הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים חֲשׁוּבָה יוֹתֵר מֵהַקְבָּלַת פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה.

("גְּדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִין כְּהַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ...אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: גְּדוֹלָה הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִין מֵהַקְבָּלַת פְּנֵי שְׁכִינָה, דִּכְתִיב (בְּרֵאשִׁית יח) וַיֹּאמַר ה' אִם נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אַל נָא תַעֲבֹר וְגוֹ'- שַׁבָּת קכז ע"א)

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