> yes we Jews (traditionally observant) do kneel, even prostrate ourselves
> several times on Yom Kippur (Day of At-one-ment) during the recitation of
the
> Aleynu prayer. curious thing is that the kneeling is an acting out of the
> words of the prayer: "We bend our knee, bow down, and give thanks . . ."
This
> prayer is recited three times daily in the tradiitonal liturgy, but with
out
> the enactment. The reasons are a longer story.
>
> Yakov Travis
> Brandeis University
>
If you could give the reasons, that would be appreciated.
pat sloane
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