[Avodah] Breast-Beating in vidui

[Prof. Aryeh A. Frimer]

Does any know of a source for breast-beating during vidui.  It is an almost universal concept - but where did it begin in Jewish sources?

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Dr. Aryeh A. Frimer
Chemistry Dept., Bar-Ilan University
Ramat Gan 52900, ISRAEL
E-mail: FrimeA at mail.biu.ac.il

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