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R. Richard Wolpoe writes:<BR>> <BR>> 3) (Google translation: From the evening of the 59th Day after Tekufas Tishrei,<BR>> > either on the 5th Or 6 December fall until Pesach is here, "Tal Umattar"<BR>> > turned on.)<BR>> > We all know that in Chu"l you start saying v'sein tal umattar on the 4th<BR>> > or 5th of December. Why does this siddur say the 5th or 6th?<BR>> ><BR> <BR>R. Michael Poppers replies:<BR>> <BR>> It means the EVE [i.e ma'ariv] before the 5th of 6th.<BR>> <BR><BR>Just to reconcile the note with R. Poppers' comment: is it possible the <BR>note is found in Shacharis? Thus no problem--tal umattar would have been <BR>said starting the previous night, the 4th or 5th.<BR> <BR>Elly<BR><br /><hr />Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. <a href='http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct' target='_new'>Play Now!</a></body>
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