Shemini Atzeret

"Torah’s ink has seeped through my fingers"

A presence that bursts forth from the emptiness

What went before cannot remain

A prayer for rain during the Amidah on Shemini Atzeret in memory of those fallen during the Yom Kippur War

A complete ritual featuring a prayer for rain, packing boxes of food for a food pantry, and an optional text study.

On Shemini Atzeret, Jews offer a special prayer for rain (it is the beginning of the rainy season in Israel). The traditional version of this prayer refers obliquely to each of the forefathers and their relationship to water; this version highlights the foremothers.

Women's prayer for rain