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<DIV>RMF is more specific than what I wrote; he wrote "bimkomoteinu, shetzrichim
gshamim mitchilat hasha"; this presumably refers to the United States, since the
tshuva was written in 1962.</DIV>
<DIV>RVosner writes "chu"l" throughout the tshuva.</DIV>
<DIV>See the Aruch HaShulchan to OCh 117, where he states that in "Europe"
(presumably Eastern Europe) rains isn't really needed in the winter at all. In
fact, it is needed davka in the spring, when the fields are sowed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Saul Mashbaum<SPAN class=148203409-22102010><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=148203409-22102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Which raises
the general question </FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>of
defining a "universe" for such issues as weather (geographic features? political
boundaries?Jewish residence?), miyut hamatzui (e.g. treifot-which type/area cows
do we look at).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=148203409-22102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>We've
discussed some of these before iirc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=148203409-22102010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>KT<BR>Joel
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