Recorded at Yeshiva University, NYC on September 11, 2017.
This shiur provided courtesy of The Tanach Study Center In memory of Rabbi Abraham Leibtag Our recitation of the thirteen ‘middot ha-rachamim’ [God’s thirteen attributes of mercy] is certainly the focal point of the ‘selichot’ prayers and the highlight of ‘ne’ila’ on Yom Kippur. But how are we to understand this recitation? Is it a […]
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
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