tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post5190262120553129085..comments2024-03-20T18:38:31.327-05:00Comments on Havolim: Vayeira, Breishis 18:17-18. The Novelty and the Power of TefillaEliezer Eisenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post-84880094715218526662011-11-08T15:07:05.532-06:002011-11-08T15:07:05.532-06:00Yes. Sometimes, the purpose of tefilla is to elev...Yes. Sometimes, the purpose of tefilla is to elevate the person who is praying; or to give that person the merit of being the conduit through whom Hashem's middas harachamim flows; or to enable a person to be a partner with the Ribono shel Olam. That's fine when the tefilla is like that of Moshe Rabbeinu for Miriam in Bamidbar 12:13, נא רפא נא לה. But the language of tefilla often seems to be an attempt to sway or convince or explain, which is hard to understand when talking to the Omniscient G-d.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955681.post-17053137740374551552011-11-08T14:28:38.901-06:002011-11-08T14:28:38.901-06:00I've been wrestling with the issues presented ...I've been wrestling with the issues presented herein for several days now. For now regarding:<br /><br />"No, the passuk does not explain the mechanism of tefilla, and the question remains a good question. "<br /><br />Which question remains a good quesiton? The mechanism of tefila?<br /><br />AkibaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com