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Why Our Prayers For Redemption For 2000 Years Have Not Been Good Enough

558 views · Mar 25, 2026

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A reflection on the nature of prayer and redemption.

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Okay, let me share with you something from the Hafetz Chaim's Haggadah. Which also the Hafetz Chaim did not write the Hafetz Chaim's Haggadah. Tevunah wrote the Hafetz Chaim's Haggadah. And this edition of Tevunah, look what it comes with. It comes with the Hafetz Chaim's picture. He signed it. There's an autograph on it also. Um This is from Sichos Hafetz Chaim. When we were in Egypt like us of Yishma as Tfilaseinu It doesn't say God heard our prayer. He heard our voice. Our our our cry, the Hashava, our scream, as a coil, the hatse'aka. Many people ask, we've been davening for 2,000 years for the Geulah, for the Binyan Beis

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  1. 0:01Okay, let me share with you something from the Hafetz Chaim's Haggadah. Which also the Hafetz…
  2. 0:33When we were in Egypt like us of Yishma as Tfilaseinu It doesn't say God heard…
  3. 1:03Hamikdash. Davening, shmavening. Who cares about davening? It's not that doesn't work. Are you screaming? You're…
  4. 1:37Some he answers a year later. Some he answers 10 years later. Bram But you just…
  5. 2:11is not working. You need to scream. You need to take it personally. Says the Hafetz…
  6. 2:46Says the Kaf Hachaim a different reason. Kaf Hachaim brings down la'halacha Haggadah b'kol ram. Why?…
  7. 3:16Crank it up a notch. It's not about the decibel. It's about the Tse'aka is not…

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