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B'rov am hadrat melech

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “glorification of the king") is a principle in jewish law that recommends that mitzvot”. Today it says “glorification of the king") is a concept in judaism that the more jews that are present in a single place”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Principle in Jewish law that recommends that commandments, good deeds, be performed as part of as large a gathering as possible The Hebrew phrase”. It now reads “Principle in Jewish law The Hebrew phrase”.
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Principle in Jewish law that recommends that commandments, good deeds, be performed as part of as large a gathering as possible The Hebrew phrase b'rov am hadrat melech (ברב עם הדרת מלך, "in multitudes there is glorification of the king") ( Proverbs 14:28) is a concept in Judaism that the more Jews that are present in a single place, the more God's honor is increased.1 This concept has applications to the performance of Torah commandments in a public setting, as well as the gathering of Jews to protest Sabbath desecration or other willful violations of Torah law by, for example, the government.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “glorification of the king") is a principle in jewish law that recommends that mitzvot”. Today it says “glorification of the king") is a concept in judaism that the more jews that are present in a single place”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Principle in Jewish law that recommends that commandments, good deeds, be performed as part of as large a gathering as possible The Hebrew phrase”. It now reads “Principle in Jewish law The Hebrew phrase”. Read the current article and compare.
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glorification of the king") is a principle in jewish law that recommends that mitzvot

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glorification of the king") is a concept in judaism that the more jews that are present in a single place

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