by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It is happening this Motzai Shabbos.  We begin saying vesain tal umatar.  Generally speaking, Orthodox Jews are completely not affected by actions of the Catholic pope.   Regarding vesain tal u’matar, however, one Pope’s actions affected the secular date of when we do things. Read on for clarification. In 1582, … Continue reading The Change This Motzai Shabbos