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size=2><BR>Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008<BR>From: "Eli Turkel" <A
href="mailto:eliturkel@gmail.com">eliturkel@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>In Israel we
dont say morid hageshem for 2 weeks after succot so that<BR>the pilgrims can
get home without rain.<BR><BR>Do you have a source that the curse is only the
first night.<BR>As to rain on friday night who says that is also on
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<DIV>I thought it was in Sefer Hatoda'ah but can't find it there, but it's one
of those well-known things, I'm sure one of the scholars on this list will know
where to find it -- the idea that if you prepare the sukka and want to go in and
make kiddush and have a se'udah there but then it rains, it's like "the
father who spits in his daughter's face," our offering is rejected, the bad
weather seems to indicate Divine displeasure with us. But this is only
true on the first night of Sukkos. It would be unreasonable to expect no
rain for the whole week, everywhere in the world where there are Jews, and even
in years (like this one) when Sukkos is late and the rainy season should already
be starting.</DIV>
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<DIV>As for not davening for rain until the olei regel have gone home,
that's for a completely different reason. It's just a matter of
practicality. If it rains while people are traveling to their homes, it's
muddy and troublesome and makes travel difficult, which is why we want the
rain to be delayed until the travelers are safely home.</DIV>
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