In this shiur, we will examine in depth selected comments of the classical meforshim to answer the questions:
Did Aharon and Pinhas actually pray, in the accounts referred to by the piyut in selihot?
What might have been the actual prayers of Aharon and Pinhas in their respective moments of crisis? What exactly were they wishing for?
This shiur is dedicated by Charles Neuman in memory of his father Monroe Neuman – Menahem ben Mordechai z”l.