One thousand orthodox rabbis have sent emissary Rabbi Yehuda Levin to Atlanta, Georgia, to pray for rain for the drought-stricken southern United States, the Christian Newswire reported. Rabbi Levin performed the same ceremony 21 years ago, and the following day four days of rain followed, bringing 2.75 inches of precipitation and breaking a drought.
Jews in Israel routinely request rain from the seventh day of MarCheshvan, which falls two weeks after the end of the Succoth holidays. American Jews insert the prayer for rain beginning on December 4, according to the European custom.