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    The Giving of the Torah

    The Day of the Rains and the Giving of the Torah

    According to our Sages, The Day of the Rain is as great as, or even greater than the day of the Giving of the Torah. The basis for this comparison is discussed in depth, as well as additional aspects of the connection between the rains and the Torah.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l | 5770
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    Rain in Israel

    The Three Keys

    "R' Yochanan said: Three keys the Holy One blessed be He has retained in His own hands and not entrusted to the hand of any messenger, namely, the Key of Rain, the Key of Childbirth, and the Key of the Revival of the Dead"

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l | Wednesday, 28 Tishrei 5768
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    Rain in Israel

    Earth's Eyes to Heaven

    In the land of Israel, one must constantly be aware of God's providence, for it is a land dependent on rainfall. This is what makes the land of Israel so special: Here, we must ascend spiritually and pray to God in order to merit the blessing of rain.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l | Sunday, 25 Tishrei 5768
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    Prayer

    Rain and Dew in Our Spiritual Life

    The physical world exists via two channels of relationship with the Creator of the Universe, through rain and through dew, and it is possible to look at the spiritual existence of Israel as existing on a kind of parallel with these two channels.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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    The Nation of Israel

    Israel - God's Intimate People

    The Jewish people transcend the ministering angels and they do not need to have their prayers brought before God's glorious throne by them. The High Priest's presence in the Holy of Holies gives expression to Israel's exalted glory and greatness.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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    Tanach

    Drought in the Days of Ahab

    Most of us are familiar with the episode of Naboth's Vineyard or Elijah's dispute with the prophets of Baal. What is less known, however, is the background to the dramatic occasion in which Elijah decreed the stoppage of rain in the days of Ahab.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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    Subjects of Jewish Thougts

    Earth, Man, and Rain

    The entire purpose of rain and earth is to aid man, to provide him with life in order that he be able to fulfill his role in the world - “Without either, man could not exist.” On the other hand, the earth and the rain are immaterial without man.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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    Yom Kippur

    The Prayer of the High Priest

    We find that in his short prayer on Yom Kippur, the High Priest did not mention at all the spiritual needs of Israel, like Torah study or fear of Heaven. All that he says during his few moments inside the Holy Sanctuary is a short prayer for rain.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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