Commentary for Berakhot 12:5
אמר ר' יוחנן בשעה שהקב"ה בא בבית הכנסת ולא מצא בה עשרה מיד הוא כועס שנא' (ישעיהו נ, ב) מדוע באתי ואין איש קראתי ואין עונה.
... Rabbi Yochanan said ... In the hour that the Holy One Blessed Be He comes to the synagogue and does not find in it ten (for prayer), immediately He becomes angry as it says ... (Isaiah 50:2) Why did I come and there was no person; I called and there was no answer.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
See p. 28 n. 2.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
When there is no quorum in the Synagogue, certain parts of the Service, including important responses (cf. "none to answer") for the Congregation, are omitted. See Oesterley and Box, p. 344.
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