On Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Sukkot, Jews read tefillat geshem, an ancient Hebrew prayer for rain, during synagogue services. The prayer beseeches God to bring the Land of Israel enough rain ...

What is the modern-day lure of a holiday centralized on a prayer for rain? Both obvious and extremely non-obvious thoughts entered my mind as I was driving home recently on I-76 in the latest ...

Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country suffers severe droughts associated with climate change. The prayers were held in 2,000 mosques across the Muslim country of ...

“If I shut up heaven that there be no rain…if my people shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will forgive their sin and heal their land,” Beaumont ...

Under the scorching sun, rows of Muslim men and women prayed on their hands and knees toward Mecca for one thing — rain. Outside the Muslim Children’s Education Center in North West San Antonio, over ...

Dr. Newbury, a speaker in the Metroplex, may be reached at 817-447-3872; email: [email protected]. Column audio version at www.speakerdoc.com. My old Uncle Mort is nothing if not analytical, even when ...

As water issues in Southeast Texas continue and little to no rain has fallen, a local city is gathering to pray for rain. The city of Beaumont is hosting a "Gathering of Prayer for Rain" from 10 to 11 ...

As drought conditions intensify and wildfire risks escalate across Utah, Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday declared Sunday, June 29, as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Rain in the state. “Utah is facing a ...

Rain prayers will be held in mosques around the country on Friday, half an hour before the weekly Friday prayers. It follows the directives from President Sheikh Mohamed issued this week, in a ...