Yom Kippur has passed and the hints of a winter chill envelop us with every step. The weather now garners increased attention as we are about to eat our meals in the sukkah. Any forecast of rain …
We don’t get fooled again,
No, no!
The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again
As Jews, prayer has always been sacrosanct – a first, rather than a last resort. King David himself was defined by prayer:
veani tefilati – “ I am my prayer”. Prayer is our means for connection and dialogue with G-d. That having been said, all of us, without exception, will have found ourselves questioning the efficacy of our prayers, at one time or another. After all, is it not natural to have doubts along the road of faith?
But, more importantly, how are we to understand our own doubts? Is it really natural to have them? Or should I be ashamed of these sometimes fleeting thoughts?