הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י: יְהוֹנָתָן

Ismar Schorsch: In rabbinic parlance, water stands for Torah.

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Editor: As water contains no carbohydrate or calories, it is the perfect drink for people with diabetes.

Frank Wang: It's a traditional superstition, or folk religion if you will, that burning these "magic scrolls" and drinking the ashes with water can cure disease of drive away evil spirits and what not.

Ron Hoffman: The burnt ashes of the פרה אדומה/pure red calf were mixed into a water solution by the כהנים/Priests in the בית המקדש/Temple and sprinkled on those טמא/impure. A spiritually impure Jew cannot partake of the קורבן פסח/Pascal Sacrifice until they have undergone טהרה/purification drinking this solution containing the red calf's burnt ashes.

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Kathleen Hochul: New Yorkers should take steps to conserve water whenever possible in the areas now under a designated drought watch.

"Rav Ḥisda said: The rains are withheld only due to the sin of the nullification of teruma and tithes"
"Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi said: The rains are withheld only due to the sin of those who speak slander"
"Rav Salla said that Rav Hamnuna said: The rains are withheld only due to impudent people [i.e those who do not show other people the respect due to them]"
"Rav Ketina said: The rains are withheld only due to the sin of dereliction in the study of Torah"
"Rabbi Ami said: The rains are withheld only due to the sin of robbery"

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JONATHAN NERIL: This promise of abundant rains and prosperity is followed by a warning that, should Israel ignore the Torah, God will "make your skies like iron"–cease all rains and bring drought, according to the Midrash. Praying for rain is a key part of the spiritual life of a Jew.

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JOHN POSTON: Please, everybody, pray for Rain.

JOHN FLORENCIO: Harold Arlen is one of my favorite composers.

"Hyman Arluck was the child of a Jewish cantor. His twin brother died the next day."

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Wikipedia: The Land of Israel's agriculture depends heavily on rains that come only seasonally, so Jewish prayers for rain, such as Tefillat Geshem or Tikun Geshem (Rain Prayer) are prominent during the Land of Israel's rainy (winter) half of the year. The rainy season starts just after the fall Jewish holidays. Because of that, and because the sukkah (and, by extension, pleasant weather) is no longer required on Shemini Atzeret, Jews begin to ask for rain starting with the Musaf amidah prayer of Shemini Atzeret.

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LAUREN BERKUN: On this Shemini Atzeret, may our prayers for rain remind us of our vulnerabilities and our responsibilities to God, "Who causes the wind to blow and the rain to fall."

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OU Staff: In the prayer, we are informed that the "angel" in charge of the distribution of rain is named "Af-Bri." This name alludes to the two ways in which rain can be delivered to the earth. "Af" means "Anger" and represents torrential, flood-provoking rainfall. "Bri" denotes "Health" and corresponds to the gentle rain which is beneficial to humanity and to the environment in general. Af-Bri is designated as the name of the angel of rain; to thicken and to form clouds, to empty them and to cause rain.

What's an Angel of Rain Doing in a Jewish Sukkot Prayer? – The Forward