Raphaelwilmowsky
Created page with "'''Masechet Taanit''' (also called Masechet Taaniyot) is part of the "Moed" order of the six orders of Mishnah. This masechet is relatively short, and deals with the laws of fasts in general, particularly the fasts that the beit din would decree upon the entire community during times of "rain stoppage" and drought years. Along with this, the masechet also presents the laws of the sections in the Shmoneh Esreh prayer related to rainfall - mentioning "Who causes the rain t..."