Waiting for Rain: Reflections at the Turning of the Year

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Copyright © 2008 by Bryna Jocheved Levy “On the Threshold of Majesty,” etching by Elisheva Yehudit Levy. Copyright © 2008 “Waiting for Rain,” photograph by Aharon Dov Mordechai Levy. Copyright © 2008 First edition. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, except for brief passages in connection with a critical review, without permission in writing from the publisher: The Jewish Publication Society 2100 Arch Street, 2nd floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Design and Composition by Pageworks Manufactured in the United States of America 08 09 10 11 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levy, Bryna Jocheved. Waiting for rain : reflections at the turning of the year / Bryna Jocheved Levy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8276-0841-2 1. High Holidays—Meditations. 2. Hoshana Rabba—Meditations 3. Shemini Atzeret—Meditations 4. Simhat Torah—Meditations. I. Title. BM693.H5L48 2008 296.4'31—dc22 2007043967 JPS books are available at discounts for bulk purchases for reading groups, special sales, and fundraising purchases. Custom editions, including personalized covers, can be created in larger quantities for special needs. For more information, please contact us at marketing@jewishpub.org or at this address: 2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. JPS is a nonprofit educational association and the oldest and foremost publisher of Judaica in English in North America. The mission of JPS is to enhance Jewish culture by promoting the dissemination of religious and secular works, in the United States and abroad, to all individuals and institutions interested in past and contemporary Jewish life. To Daniel, with whom I waited for rain ...