Rare Earth Hypothesis

• Jonathan Zasloff
• October 5, 2012

Is Rain a Miracle?

Starting this Sunday evening, with the festival of Shemini Atzeret, observant Jews add a brief passage in the middle of the Amidah, the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy.  Addressing God, the line reads: You cause the winds to blow and the rain to fall. It’s hardly surprising in one sense: with the beginning of …

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