Q&A: Requests at the Ark Curtain
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Requests at the Ark Curtain
Question
I saw a grandfather (a rabbi) go up to the Holy Ark on the Sabbath after Mincha with his grandson, and tell the grandson to pray at the curtain for his uncle who is in Gaza, and so on…
Is it permitted to pray to the curtain?
Answer
What does it mean to pray to the curtain? That the curtain should save him? That's nonsense. He was probably praying in front of the curtain to the Holy One, blessed be He.