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2 147 46_Shiur HaRav Soloveichik ZTL on Parshas Vayeira0_10_jr@sco.COM26_Fri, 29 Oct 1999 03:05 EDT589_us-ascii Shiur HaRav Soloveichik ZT"L on Parshas Vayeira<br><br>(Shiur based on Shiurim of the Rav on Masechet Berachos, 1958)<br><br>The Mishna (Berachos 34b) says that if a Shaliach Tzibbur makes a mistake in his prayer it is a bad omen for him and his congregation that appointed him. The Mishna says that Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa would pray for the sick and would [immediately] say who would live and who would die. He said that if his prayer flows smoothly he was assured that the prayer was accepted (or another interpretation brought by Rashi is that the sick person is accepted [...]