- Prayer May be Inappropriate
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- Rabbi Reuven Mann
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- Certain divine intervention is dependent on the level of the people.
Thus, Moshe (or the people) would need to daven in order to effectuate
the change in their level that would "trigger" the
hashgacha. However, as Hashem explained to Moshe, ("lama titzak
aylay?" , "why cry unto me?") there are certain
instances of divine intervention that have nothing to do with the
people. It is Hashem's will that they occur, and they will occur
regardless of the level of the people. Kriyas Yam Suf was one such
instance. Other examples would be the creation of the world, and the
coming of Moshiach (although we can hasten the coming of Moshiach by
doing teshuva, but by a certain point in time Moshiach will come
regardless).
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