Today is the day that Choni HaMaagel drew a circle around himself and prayed until his Tefillos were answered--may all of our prayers be answered today! Including Eretz Yisrael which faces a water shortage!
Choni haMaagel
Chone haMaagel was once asked to pray for rain. So he drew a circle and declared: "Master of the Universe! See how Your children have turned to me! I swear by Your Great Name that I will not move from here until You have shown Mercy towards them! At that moment a few drop of rain began to fall. Choni exclaimed: "I prayed for enough rain to fill the wells and the ditches!" Torrential rain started to pour down from the Heavens. Choni then called out: "I didn’t ask for this type of rain either! I prayed for rains of blessing and favor." Immediately, the right kind of rain began to fall… Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach later said: "I would have excommunicated anyone else but you Choni! What can I do with you, who insulted the Almighty but made Him do what you want, just like a son who insults his father but gets him to do what he wants?" (Taanis)
May the merit of Choni HaMaagel stand for us in our time
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