We beg of you: Heed our call in the dry places.
A prayer for rain during the Amidah on Shemini Atzeret in memory of those fallen during the Yom Kippur War
On Shemini Atzeret, Jews offer a special prayer for rain (it is the beginning of the rainy season in Israel). The traditional version of this prayer refers obliquely to each of the forefathers and their relationship to water; this version highlights the foremothers.
Women’s prayer for rain
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