[Avodah] Selichos and Kinnos

[Ben Waxman]

What I am about to write isn't an answer, but maybe it will give some 
context.

The language in any section of the Tanach which is prose is much simpler 
than the poetic, shir portions. The writers of the slichot and the tefilot 
may have followed this style. For the everyday prayer, you make it simple. 
But something which is rarely said, whose purpose is not a simple (well 
whatever the purpose of prayer is, be it asking for something or connecting 
to God or whatever), you use a different style of language.

Ben
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kennethgmiller at juno.com>



> R' Moshe Y. Gluck asked:
>
>> Why did the writers of Selichos and Kinnos do so in such difficult
>> to understand language?