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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The parashas Re'eh begins with "See (Behold), I give you
today a blessing and a curse." On weekdays we say three times a day in the
amidah: "See (Behold) our affliction (re'eh
v'anyeinu)." </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>So what's the connection? When the Torah says
we are given a choice between receiving a blessing or, God forbid, a curse,
the Siddur is more realistic and says "look at our affliction" implying that we
made the wrong choice. However, the blessing that immediately precedes Re'eh
v'anyeinu, is "S'lach lonu" which gives us the option of change and
ultimately making the right choice. Immediately following <EM>re'eh
v'anyeinu</EM>, we can unabashedly ask the Almighty to "heal us
(R'fo-eynu)."</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>