When we place our full reliance in our tefillos to Him...it kiveyachol compels Hashem to have rachmanus and answer our tefillos
WEare about to enter a 48-hour time period that will define the character of the entire year to come: its blessing, success, and accomplishments. For the most part, we connect with the vast power of the two days of Rosh Hashanah through tefillah. Our heartrending tefillos extend far longer than they do on a typical day, or even on a typical Yom Tov, as we storm the heavens for life, happiness, and prosperity.
But in order to maximize the effect of our prayers, we must gain a critical perspective on the nature of true, authentic tefillah.
The Gemara in Rosh Hashanah (10b-11a) teaches of three momentous events that transpired on that day: Sarah, Rochel, and Chanah — all who struggled with infertility — merited their salvation; Yosef was freed from imprisonment; and the slavery was diminished for our ancestors in Mitzrayim.
The Gemara is not listing a series of occurrences that all chanced to happen on Rosh Hashanah. The Gemara is telling us that these examples held something unique in common.
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