Q & A: ‘Tal U’Matar’ When a Person Leaves Israel After the 7th of Cheshvan

Rabbi Yaakov Klass

7 Heshvan 5774 – October 10, 2013

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QUESTION: What does a person do if he left Israel after the 7th of Cheshvan (October 11, 2013), where they already commenced saying “Ve’ten tal u’matar”, but before they start doing so in the diaspora (typically on December 5?

Isaac Hager
Brooklyn, NY

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Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Rabbi Yaakov Klass is Rav of K’hal Bnei Matisyahu in Flatbush; Torah Editor of The Jewish Press; and Presidium Chairman, Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim.