"Why Yom Kippur Prayers Demand a Cry" Rav Avigdor Miller z"l

September 20, 2026 | ט׳ בְּתִשְׁרֵי תשפ״ז

Why Yom Kippur Prayers Demand a Cry

“V’oneh l’Amo Yisrael b’eis shavam eilav — He answers his people Yisrael at the time that they cry out to Him.” 

It doesn’t say merely that He is at hand to help them. It says v’oneh — He is ready to answer them. When? “B’eis shavam eilav — at the time that they cry out.”

Shavam means a great outcry. So we see it’s not sufficient to mumble a little prayer. It’s important to make a big outcry to Hashem. 

— The Wine of Prayer #555

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