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<p><font size="2">In Avodah Digest V23#191, RES replied:</font><br>
<font size="2">> Personally, I have difficulty with the idea that "times of mercy" or of the opposite exist. (I don't know what RMP's position is.) <</font><br>
<font size="2">In a nutshell, my POV is that not only certain days (e.g. Yom haKippurim) and months (e.g. Nisan) but also certain times of the day have a certain character. While most of those "traits" (including, for example, the nature of times of a day based on t'filos of the Avos) seem to be based on Torah/mesorah characterizations and/or historical accounts, we know who the real History Maker is and can consider that the "traits" existed at least in potential before they were revealed to us based on what occurred or was transmitted and that their revelation is important and should be considered in our avodas haBorei. </font><br>
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<font size="2">G'mar chasimah tovah and all the best from</font><br>
<font size="2">--Michael Poppers via RIM pager</font><br>
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