[KOL KOREH IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]
Badatz Machzikei Hadas/Belz in Eretz Yisrael is calling on its tzibur to begin reciting the tefilla of Aneinu in Shmona Esrei in light of the fact that we are well into Kislev and there hasn’t been appreciable rainfall.
The badatz’s kol korei cites Meseches Taanis regarding the arrival of Kislev and the absence of rainfall.
The badatz instructs followers to begin reciting the special tefilla in Shema Koleinu.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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No rain? Maybe its time for all tge prople to stop bring mevazeh talmidei Chachomim from all sides. Did anyone notice that in the heat of all the machlokes there were quite a few earthquakes in EY?
Funny when we in America had a hurricane right away they blamed us but a few months later when they had flooding like never before Barry a word about whose fault. What about now ? Maybe its ביזון תלמידי חכמים ? Or maybe not because it’s not from the פארגרעבטע אמריקא.
Reb shmuel reb Aaron Leib and reb Chaim etc.. Are all being quoted as saying things they never did time to stop this insanity
But kislev started extremely early this year as opposed to when it will begin next year and will fall out approximately 1 month later in the gregorian calendar in 3 years (after 2 leap years in the next 3 years)- the gregorian calendar is the one thats aligned with the sun and therefore with the seasons. Usually rains dont begin in Eretz Yisrael in earnest until the end of November anyway with the heaviest percipitation not until Jan / Feb.
chazal used a lunar date because the calendar was lunar, hodshei halevanah. these sheailot were paskened based on chadshai hachamah. a good example of what the gaon says happens to those who do are missing chochmah – ki hatorah ve’hachachmah nitzmadim yachad.
for those who are familiar with the rambam’s first work at age 16, they are conflating/confusing the thing and its descriptio