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The Jerusalem Talmud

Jerusalem Talmud Taanit 3.3

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

MISHNAH: And also a town on which no rain fell, as it is written: I shall give rain on one town and on another town I shall not give rain; one parcel will receive rain but the leaves of a parcel which does not receive rain will wilt. This town fasts and blows the shofar and all its surroundings fast but do not blow the shofar; Rebbi Aqiba says they blow the shofar but do not fast.

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HALAKHAH: Rebbi Simon said, it is written: I shall give rain on one town and on another town I shall not give rain; one parcel will receive rain but the leaves of a parcel which does not receive rain will wilt. The merit of the field does it.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

For four causes the rains fall down; because of violent men, because of noxious dew, and that the high country drink like the low country, and that everybody direct his eyes to Heaven. By the merit of three causes does rain fall. By the merit of the Land, by the merit of charity, and by the merit of sufferings; and all are in one verse: If for (charity) [the stick], if for the Land, if for (the stick) [for charity] you will find it.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

Four sins cause the rains to be halted. The sins of idolatry, incestuous and adulterous behavior, spilling blood, and of those who pledge publicly for charity but do not pay up. By the sin of idolatry from where? Guardyourselves, that your heart not be led astray so you deviate and worship other powers, etc. What is written next? The Eternal’s rage will be inflamed against you; He will arrest the sky and there will be no rain. By the sin of incestuous and adulterous behavior, from where? You pollute the Land by your whoring and your criminality. What is the punishment for this? It prevents rain showers, and there will be no late rain. By the sin of the spillers of blood, from where? For the blood pollutes the Land. The blood will make anger rest on the Land. By the sin of those who pledge publicly for charity but do not pay up, from where? Clouds and wind but no rain, a man who takes credit for a lying gift.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

It is called by five names: fog, canopy, cloud, prince, and storm-cloud. From where “fog”? And fog rose from the earth. “Thick cloud,” [which thickens the sky], behold, I shall come to you in a canopy of cloud. “Cloud”, because it makes people meek with one another. “Prince” because it turns owners of houses into princes: He raises rain-clouds from the ends of the earth. “Storm-clouds” because it turns the sky into multiple visions: The Eternal makes storm clouds.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

“All its surroundings fast but do not blow the shofar;” since we find that on the Day of Atonement one fasts but does not blow the shofar. “Rebbi Aqiba says they blow the shofar but do not fast,” since we find that on New Year’s Day one blows the shofar but does not fast.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

Hebrew/Aramaic text: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015), via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

English translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015); commentary notes omitted, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

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