We're continuing this concept that the Jewish people are connected to God cause we're related. The pasuk in V’Etchanan 4,7 says כִּ֚י מִי־ג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים קְרֹבִ֣ים אֵלָ֑יו כַּיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכׇל־קׇרְאֵ֖נוּ אֵלָֽיו Who is a great nation that God is related to? Whenever you call out to Him, He responds. Which means that because we're related, He responds to our prayers. Asks the Brisker Rav on Shemot 33,19, What do you mean? Goyim can also pray and Goyim can do teshuva, as we see in Yonah. And in Melachim א chapter eight, Shlomo Hamelech says, וְגַם֙ אֶל־הַנׇּכְרִ֔י When the goy comes, his prayer is answered. And Yeshaya 56 says, My house is the house of prayer for all nations. So we see that goyim can pray. So what does it mean that ‘O nly we are considered the ones to close to God and related to God and we can pray?’ The Brisker Rav answers that the Gemara in Rosh Hashana, page 18 says, “ This power that responds to us always, is for the Tzibur /group There's a special power of a Tzibur . And when there's a Tzibur praying or doing Teshuva , it's immediately answered. That’s the special power of the Tzibur. He says that only the Jewish people have the power of Tzibur . What does that mean? That means that regarding Goyim, when there are 100 people in a room, it's just 100 individuals in a room. There is no connection because they're not inherently connected. It says their souls come from Olam HaPiud/ the world of separation . However, the Jewish people come from Olam HaAchdut/The world of connection. That's why the Jewish people are symbolized by Reshut Hayachid , private property , and the goyim are Reshut HaRabim/public property. All Jewish people are in one private household. We are one big happy family, whereas the goyim are out in Times Square, with no inherent connection. They’re outside. So only the Jewish people have the power of the Tzibur . And that's the power of the 13 Attributes of Mercy, where it says V’Yaavor Hashem al Panav Va’Yikrah… the Gemara says that Hashem put on a Talet like a Shaliach Tzibur , and showed them the power of the prayer. He says, whenever the Jewish people sin follow this, And I forgive them. Why does the Gemara say that God was a Shaliach Tzibur? To show that this is a power that only works with the Tzibur . That's why we can only say the 13 attributes of mercy with 10 people in the room. If you are stuck at home praying, you have to say it with proper te’amim/cantillation. You can't say it alone, because this is something that is only said by a Tzibur . And like it says about Yaakov Avinu, 60 soul (written in singular) whereas regarding Esav, it says 6 souls , because their souls are individuals. They're not connected. There's no power of a Tzibur . A Tzibur is everyone together. A pneumonic of Tzibur צבור is צ דיק ב נוני ר שע Tz addik, B enoni, R asha, all Jews are together in one Tzibur . When we come to pray on Yom Kippur, we let everyone in. We allow even the sinners to come in, because we need the power of Tzibur . And that is because of the concept of Am Kerovo , We are the ones that have the power of closeness, of relation, as one body, as one soul of the Jewish people. And we have to act like that. We have to treat every Jew like that. Because if we don't act like that, we don't arouse God acting like that as well. Have a wonderful day.