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Israel's Western Wall Prayers for Rain Were Answered

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz : Jan 2, 2018
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And they were answered quickly!

airlift(Israel)— [Breakingisraelnews.com] Prayers for rain offered up by thousands of Jews at the Western Wall on Thursday had an effect as desperately needed rain fell, raising the level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) one centimeter. (Screengrab: Prayers for rain in Jerusalem/Ruptly /BIN)

Israel has suffered five dry years in a row, causing the worst drought in 40 years. The country has received just 45 percent of its multiyear average rainfall for September through November, and with only two light rainfalls in December...

At the behest of Chief Rabbi David Lau three weeks ago, Jews and Christians around the world began adding special prayers for rain.

Last Thursday, thousands answered Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel's call for a special prayer session at the Western Wall ... The prayers were answered quickly. Israel's Water Authority announced on Monday morning that approximately one inch of rain fell overnight in Israel's Golan and Upper Galilee regions...

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