1) If one omitted "V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha" during the winter months, and they remembered while still in middle of the Bracha of "Bareich Aleinu", before saying the name of Hashem at the end, they go back and say "V'sein tal U'Matar L'Vracha" and continue from there.
2) If the name of Hashem was already recited at the end of the Bracha , do not go back, rather finish the Bracha ad continue Shemona Esrei and add in "V'sein Tal U'matar L'Vracha" during the Bracha of "Shma Koleinu". (Shulchan Aruch Siman 117:5. See Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 19:6 and Kaf HaChaim Siman 117:37 that just the 4 words "V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha" are added and no further text. However, Aruch HaShulchan Siman 117:6 seems to say that the entire text of the Bracha of Bareich Aleinu is added.)
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Reader's Question:
My family doesn't say "Layehudim Haysa Ora..." aloud altogether at Havdalah- is there a halachic source for everyone to say it out loud?
Answer:
My family doesn't say it loud either. It is only a Minhag. Some people say that Posuk loud, while other people do not.
From the language of the Rama in Siman 296:1 it doesn't seem that he had the minhag for anyone other than the one reciting Havdalah to say this or any other Pesukim.
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זכר צדיקים וקדושים לברכה
Before his death, Rabbi Nochum Zev Ziv Zatzal of Kelm suffered very severe pains. He prayed that the Almighty should lessen his pain a little in order that he should be able to accept it. His sister asked him, "Ask the Almighty to completely remove your suffering. Why do you ask only for lessening of the pain and not for its disappearance?"
Rabbi Nachum Zev replied, "I am not on the highest level of treasuring suffering that I would wish for extreme pain. But I'm also not on the lowest level. Suffering has its benefits and I therefore pray to receive an amount of suffering that I will be able to accept with the proper attitude.
Rabbi Zelig Pliskin in his book "Gateway to Happiness"
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