Venue: Lower Merion Synagogue (Bala Cynwyd, PA) Lower Merion Synagogue (Bala Cynwyd, PA)

Machshava:

Pesach,  Tefillah 

Parsha:

Beshalach 

Collections: R' Ezra Cohen Tefillah: The Past, the Practical, and the Profound

Description

Moshe davens to G-d at a pivotal moment in the redemption from Egypt, but G-d appears uninterested and even critical of Moshe's prayer. Why? This shiur explores two answers to this question, the latter of which can teach us something important about prayer itself.