Harold S. Kushner Quotes

The Talmud, The Compilation Of Discussions Of Jewish Law Which I Have Quoted Earlier In This Book, Gives Examples Of Bad Prayers, Improper Prayers, Which One Should Not Utter. If A Woman Is Pregnant, Neither She Nor Her Husband Should Pray, "May God Grant That This Child Be A Boy" (nor, For That Matter, May They Pray That It Be A Girl). The Sex Of The Child Is Determined At Conception, And God Cannot Be Invoked To Change It. Again, If A Man Sees A Fire Engine Racing Toward His Neighborhood, He Should Not Pray, "Please God, Don't Let The Fire Be In My House." Not Only Is It Mean-spirited To Pray That Someone Else's House Burn Instead Of Yours, But It Is Futile. A Certain House Is Already On Fire; The Most Sincere Or Articulate Of Prayers Will Not Affect The Question Of Which House It Is.

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