It may feel like California is being cursed by the gods, but in fact humanity’s relationship with rain has always been paradoxical. More stories“In Judaism there is the concept of beneficial rain,” said Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, senior rabbi at Stephen Wise Temple in Bel-Air. “We pray for rain in its proper amount, and at the right time.”Judaism emerged in the Middle East in a climate much like Southern California’s. Worshiping is not restricted to the temple, but also in nature.”The dual nature of rain is also present in the cosmology of the Aztecs who named their rain god Tlāloc. So there is this sense of genesis with this great water, but you can’t regenerate the world unless the world has come to an end.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 18, 2023 01:11 UTC