[Opinion] Praying for rain: The essence of the Land of Israel

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Although the Mishnah presents opinions that the time for asking for rain can begin as early as the end of the Sukkot holiday, or on the 3rd of Cheshon, which is the estimated time for the first rain to fall ('first quarter'), the halakha actually states that in the Land of Israel one waits to ask for rain until the 7th of Cheshon. This date is set about two weeks after the end of the pilgrimage period, and it continues "until the last person in …