Jerusalem Snowed In
(Daily Alert)

A rare winter storm dumped several centimeters of snow on JerusalemThursday, setting a December record and shutting down the city. Police and Israel Defense Forces crews worked throughout the night and into the morning to rescue around 2,000 people stranded in cars and buses on the roads leading into Jerusalem. Elsewhere in Israel there were several incidents of people caught in flash floods that swept their cars away. (Times of Israel)

    See also Rabbis: You Can Stop Praying for Rain Now – Gavriel Fiske

Now that Israel’s winter has begun in earnest, Jews around the world should stop saying the special prayer for rain they were asked to utter last week, Israel’s Chief Rabbinate said. (Times of Israel)