Commentary for Berakhot 20:30
(א"ד) א"ר יצחק א"ר יוחנן א"ר יוסי בר' חנינא משום ראב"י כל האוכל ושותה ואח"כ מתפלל עליו הכתוב אומר (מלכים א יד, ט) ואותי השלכת אחרי גויך אל תקרי גויך אלא גאיך אמר הקב"ה לאחר שנתגאה זה קבל עליו מלכות שמים:
There are some who declare that R. Isaac stated that R. Johanan said in the name of R. Eliezer b. Jacob : Whoever eats and drinks and afterwards otFers his prayers, concerning him the Scriptures say, "Thou hast cast Me behind thy back" (I Kings xiv. 9). Read not geweka "thy back," but geeka "thy pride." The Holy One, blessed be He, says, "After this person has exalted himself, he receives upon himself the kingdom of Heaven."
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
M. here omits "in the name of R. Jose b. R. Hannina," rightly so because he was a disciple of R. Johanan.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
"To receive upon oneself the Kingdom of Heaven" is the technical expression for reading the Shema'; cf. fol. 13 a, p. 82.
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