A Throwback Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Rain, Prayer, and the Larger Community

Beginning with Maariv on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 v’tein tal u’matar livracha replaces v’tein bracha in the blessing of Bareich Aleinu in the Shemoneh Esrei. This marks the transition from simply mentioning God’s power to bestow rain (which we do beginning on Shemini Atzeret) to actually asking Him for it. We wanted to take the…

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