One thousand Rabbis associated with the Rabbinical Alliance of America and the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the US and Canada are sending a special emissary to Atlanta to perform an ancient Jewish prayer ritual beseeching Divine Intervention to end the drought.
The last time Rabbi Yehuda Levin performed this ritual, August 7, 1986, four days of rain followed throughout various areas in the South.
“Orthodox Jews wish to show solidarity with those suffering from the drought and other natural disasters. We want to kick off a nationwide movement of prayer. Furthermore, we wish to announce a program which we believe could curtail much of the disaster our country has been experiencing” declared Rabbi Yehuda Levin.
The Prayer Ritual will begin 2 P.M. on Wednesday, November 7 – and will be followed by a press conference – at the Goldome State Capital, 214 State Capital, S.W.
(Source: Christian News Wire)
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The mystical mysterious miracle worker Rabbi Yehuda Levin!
im sorry, what?
this is confusing. they’re sending a “mericle rabbi”???
Where is goldome state capital?
IHOPE THERE WONT BE BIZYONOS
And if HaShem says “no”…
Why are we qouting a christian news source on YW???
We need more people like Rabbi Levin, he stands up for what’s right without any political agendas!!
What is the story with this, is this the modern day Choni Hamagil or is this an unconventional Atzeres Tefillah??
Are gedolim behind this?
Dear, Pinny’s Angels,
As far as I can tell they haven’t said anything
bad so what is the problem learn to connect with the rest of the world so people understand Judaism is not a bad thing.
Are you sure about that Sammy? His friends include Pat Buchanon and Fred Phelps.
Choni Hagil did not have a news conference when he was done, he was mispallel to the Ribono Shel Olam to adjust the water level. Can this yid control the flow, ask the people in China what too much water feels like
What happened?
Pat Buchannan not supporting him any longer?
#6 pinny
duh. that’s the one who reported it,not the yated or hamodia.
Maybe he should come to Lakewood and Daven that money should rain down!
Rabbi Levin did this same prayer a few years ago–on August 7, 1986, in Columbia, South Carolina, on the advice of Rav Avigdor Miller, ZT”L. We Jews have an obligation to show that we care about our neighbors–It’s just plain common sense. P.S. The very next day, August 8 through August 11, there were heavy rains, for a total of 2-3/4 inches of rain–a true Kiddush Hashem!
Rabbi Levin has requested that the Yeshivos say Thillim for relief from this very serious drought.
Is he related to Reb Aryeh Levine the Tzadik of Yerushalayim, or is it Rabbi Yehuda Levine from Lakewood?
I think ill have Atlanta in mind mhen I do the Morid Ha’Ruach etc in my morning davening…every bit helps or as my grandma OBM would say “couldnt hurt”
Achdus is the word!!! What is that song about rain and all the diff. shuls???
I think this is kidush hashem and everyone will respect him just for making an effort at this humanitarian venture. I don’t think anyone expects miracles here. And since when does a prayer needs approval of the gedoilim? It is an essence of the mitzva to be mispalel at the time of tzoro.
Rabbi Levin follows the advice of his mentor, Rav Avigdor Miller, ZT”L, in his approach to public issues. In this case, he is publicly demonstrating a concern for his fellow-citizens in America, who are suffering from an extreme drought. The last time he did a public prayer for rain was in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The day after his public prayer, it started raining heavily, and the rain continued for four days straight–a tremendous Kiddush HaShem!
How about praying for rain in Eretz Yisroel?
Can we know if our present day gedolim believe this is a Kiddush Hashem, what feels and looks good is not always the D’var Hashem
No Name – He supported Pat B. Only after consulting with Rabbi Miller ZT”L as he always did.
If you people who are making fun of R’ Levin would do half as much for the klall as he does the world would be in better shape.
I know him personally.
I Lived in his house for a number of years!!! I am so honored. Maybe that is why i have bracha!!
We should all be mispalel for the drought in Atlanta. Many people don’t realize that there is a real shortage of fresh water in the South and the West. We are so used to turning on the faucet and boom there is water, but fresh water is a scarce resource even in America. Everyone who thinks it will be a Chilul Hashem if it doesn’t work…the non-jews hate us no matter what we do, good or bad…so we might as well publicize something positive, like love for our neighbors, and the belief in prayer and that Hashem is the master of the world and that He is the one who decides whether we have water or not. That’s a Kidush Hashem.
sammyg – In that case no one can have a taineh on Rabbi Levin since Rav Avigdor Miller advised him to support Buchanan.
did any of the gedolim approve of this?
did rav elyashiv or rav shteinman send him there?
will he be eating angel shabbas chalah there?
sarcasm, directed at those who are always asking about “daas torah” when its political, but not when its rav levin (whom i personally almost always support, like this past sunday. how many yw’ers were there?)
Eventually it will rain. Just give it a month or two
Er, can someone please tell me who this Rabbi Yehuda Levin is?
Actually, there was a Rabbi Yehuda Levin who was very involved in fighting the ‘Toeva Parade’ in Yerushalayim. Is it the same one?
See Bach 117 for an interesting story about two gedolim (his words) who asked for rain the wrong way at the wrong time.
I HOPE THEY BRING AN UNBRELLA
Yes, thevoos, it’s the same rabbi. You can learn more about him on wikipedia. Maybe it’s just my secular background, but the defending of the indefensible because a big rabbi supported it strikes me as a bit cultish.
I refuse to believe that Horav Avigdor MIller ztl would approve someone standing along side and supporting an avowed Nazi lover and public denier of the Holocaust. I would like to hear from one who can verify this based on fact, not based on Levin’s proximity to Horav Miller ztl.
THis is a serious issue which must be clarified.
NonKoller – Whatever you want to say about Buchanan, he doesn’t deny the holocaust or love Nazis.
He may be anti-semitic, but it isn’t as outright (if he is) as the regular anti-semites (like David Duke, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.)
joseph, so what are you saying – buchanan is just smart enough to hide his hatred of Jews better than the jesse, al and david? you lost the argument on this one.
Joseph, let’s see. Buchanon arraanged Reagan’s trip to a Nazi cemetary. He has complimented Hitler and Lindbergh’s anti-Semitism. He blamed Israel and American Jews (charmingly labeled an “amen corner”) for all of the problems in the Middle East. And he has defended former nazis such as Demjanjuk when they live in America. Exactly how much more proof do you need?
noname, You have to hold the President responsible for where he went, not the person who arranged it. I’m unaware of him ever commplimenting Hitler.
mdlevine, I may be wrong about him in that he is a clear anti-semite. But what concerns me, and this point is often discussed on various YW threads, is loosely throwing around the label “anti-semite”.
I agree that his use of the “amen corner” regarding America’s opposition to various Arab regimes is borderline anti-semitism, and I accept William F. Buckley Jr.’s conclusion that Buchanan crossed the line and needs to be held to account for that comment.
Nevertheless he isn’t out there openly hate-mongering against Jews, like certain politicians I mentioned above, and to write-him off as an anti-semite is something that can equally be done on the vast majority of the nochrim in America and the world.
Again I am moideh I may be wrong here, but this is my analysis of him — and I think Rabbi Levin with the backing of Rav Avigdor Miller came to the same conclusion (in fact may have held him to be a NON anti-semite since Rabbi Levin was on Buchanan’s campaign committee while Rav Miller was alive — a situation Rav Miller certainly would not have allowed had he felt there was truth to the anti-semite allegations that Buchanan’s political enemies have long accused him of.)
Sammygol: A regular reader of YW will know that Joseph is one of the most regular and staunchest defenders of the NK.
Only in your vivid imagination. No reasonable person would come to that conclusion.
i believe that the last time such an event took place was with the advice of rabbi avigdor miller z’y’a’v’k’y’.in my opinion it was in his zchus the rain fell. i think what the atlanta officials should do is; go to the tzion of rabbi miller z’t’l and be mispallel for geshem .it was his zchus in the first place.