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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Praying for the Monsoon: An Arizona Liturgical Adventure
Description: ABOUT THIS EVENT:
The summer months typically supply a significant portion of Arizona’s annual rainfall, but in recent years have been bone dry. As Monsoon season arrives, it’s tempting to pray for rain. But can we do so as Jews? And if we did, what would it look like? Join Dr. Daniel Stein Kokin as he presents his “Tefillat ha-Monsoon,” and explores the halakhic, literary, and identity issues raised by this new prayer.
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:
Dr. Daniel Stein Kokin is an academic wanderer, in senses both geographic and disciplinary. He has taught at Yale, UCLA, and the Universi...