[Avodah] If I knew Him....

[Zev Sero]

T613K at aol.com wrote:

> Who was the sage?  Does anyone know?
>  
> I have heard it as "Ilu yadativ, hayisiv" -- "if I knew Him, I would be 
> Him."  Is that correct, and where does it come from?

This page <http://www.kipa.co.il/bikorim/show_art.asp?id=33582> sources
it to Sefer Ha'ikarim, maamar 2, chapter 30.

I've heard it sourced to the Rambam, but not to any specific place, so
this seems more plausible.

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Zev Sero                                     May the light of Chanukah
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