בַּעֲווֹנוֹתֵינוּ הָרַבִּים

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Owing to our great sins/unfortunately, because of our manifold iniquities

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Because of the many sins and transgressions that we have committed.

"Because of our great sins, there came from them what came" - Sanhedrin 97b, and also: "Because of our great sins... they say complaints of vanity, that in this time a man's sustenance is difficult, and one who wants to behave with honesty and faith cannot even eat a piece of bread with salt, and from this it is permitted to do injustice" - Pele Yoetz / Letter Mem, Transaction, and also: "Since we have not, because of our great sins, eggs nor butter nor cheese, let us speak, for all the less, about the flavors of milk" - Shalom Aleichem / Flavors of Milk, go forth, and also: "After all, he was created in the image of God. And if because of our great sins his image is damaged, is it fitting to mock him?" - Agnon / The Road Inclines to Sleep, 52, and also: "Because of our great sins, he went to her to taste - he died seven times from hunger from Friday evening to Saturday evening" - H. Hazaz / Hidden Pool, 129