Chanah's Prayer: How Aggressive is Too Aggresive?

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September 04 2018
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1h 2min 42s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:
Rosh Hashana,  Tefillah 
Nach:
Shmuel 

Collections: R' Torczyner Shemuel

References: Berachot: 31a ,  Berachot: 31b  

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The Talmud explains Chanah's plea for a child as an aggressive demand, even including a threat to G-d. What is the basis for this read of Chanah's prayer? An does Judaism endorse aggressive prayer for us?

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