Partners In Prayer - Siddur

Bareich Aleinu: Abundance Written by: Machberes Avodas Hashem The Ropshitzer was told that his master, the Rimanover, blessed a man, and that the man was becoming richer every day. He inquired why this man deserved to receive a blessing of such magnitude. The Rimanover replied, "I merely blessed him that he might enjoy a comfortable living. But the man gives away so much to charity that his fortune must be increased abundantly by Heaven, so that he may have sufficient for his personal comforts." (Ohel Naftali, page 35) "Bless this year for us, God, our Lord, and all its types of produce for good. Grant blessing on the face of the earth, and from its goodness satisfy us, blessing our year as the best of years." I often wonder how we can recite this prayer on Tisha B’Av, when Jerusalem was destroyed, we were sent into exile, and we had lost everything. Perhaps if we can say that we use the little we have to give to others, which is something that we have witnessed dur...

There is a difference between praying  to Hashem to provide income  or praying for your income to be protected. The Gmarra in Taynis equates parnassa with " G'shamim " (rains). It says the key to Parnassa that is in the Hands of Kavyachol is synonymous with the key for Rain.  There are differences in Halacha in how one prays for dew. Dew  is not considered something as necessary for growth as is rain,  matar. The reason that Nusach Sfard says “ Morid Hatal” is because in the summer, the sun in Eretz Yisroel , is very intense. When the sun is that intense, it can literally burn up the fruit that have already grown, especially the fruit that's not in the shade. When there's dew that surrounds the grapes, it protects the grapes from being burnt up by the sun because it takes dew long to evaporate a so the grapes are being warmed, but they're not being burned, since that layer of dew is protecting them. Ashkenazim do not have a special " bakasha ...