Understanding Tachanun

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Rav Alex Israel
Tanakh
14.07.2021
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This lecture was delivered at the Tanakh Study Days sponsored by Herzog Academic College, and is shared courtesy of the HaTanakh.com website. 5781

 

Tachanun, Tehillim chapter 6, is the prayer that the average shul goer is happy to omit. We shall probe the text, context and even the posture of this powerful Psalm, revealing the dramatic story that underpins the text to carve a pathway to kavannah in reciting this in the context of Tefilla.

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