Why Can't We Petition God on Sabbath?
On Acceptance
It is customary on Sabbath morning to recite a prayer asking God to heal those who are ill. The prayer is commonly known as “The Misheberach.”
Yet the leader makes sure to say that the request is not really a request:
“Although today is a day to refrain from healing, we yet hope that healing is at hand…”
Why all the back-bending? Asking for something, but…
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