Who knows one hundred seventy-three?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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asked Jan 24, 2011 at 15:52
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According to Rokeach (excerpt here), the fourth blessing of Musaf on (weekday) Rosh Chodesh contains 173 words. (Though by my count, Nusach Ashkenaz has 174, not counting ולכפרת פשע which is recited sometimes, and Nusach Sefard has even more.)
Avraham Avinu was 173 years old when Yaakov and Eisav turned 13.
answered Jan 24, 2011 at 15:56
173 rabbis, headed by the Aruch Laner, protested the Brunswick conference. Source: The Jewish Encyclopedia.
The first three words of the Aseres Hadibros "Onochi Hashem Elokecha" = 173
answered Jan 24, 2011 at 15:57