Prayer of Mercy: Prayer of Justice
The words tfila (prayer) and plilim (judgement) share a common root p-l-l. This is one of the surprising new lessons learnt from Hannah that we can apply when we come to pray before God. "And she was …
Read more ›Yirmiyahu stands out among the prophets with the descriptions of the deep involvement of his personal life with his prophecies. There is no other prophet whose prophecies are described as inseparably …
Read more ›Mizmor 17 invites two separate and almost contradictory approaches: a prayer of a 'ba'al teshuva' having realized his sins, has accepted his punishments and turns to God with hope; a prayer of one who…
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