#235 | 1 Samuel ch.1 - Praying for a Child

From The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel by R Alex Israel.

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In this Chapter we witness a childless Channa praying desperately for a child. In our tradition, Channa is an model of how to pray effectively.

But Channa has visited Shilo before. Each year, she cried, she did not eat. This year she prays. 

Why this year? What changed?