ולעבדו בכל לבבכם. איזו היא עבודה שהיא בלב הוי אומר זו תפלה, וכתיב בתריה ונתתי מטר ארצכם, מכאן אמרו מזכירין גבורות גשמים בתפלה
English: “And to serve Him with all your heart” — what service is performed with the heart? This is prayer. And next to it, “I will give the rain of your land.” From here they said: one mentions the power of rain in prayer.
On the daf / in context: Taanis 2a; parallel at the end of Mishpatim.
Type of Learning
Custom (avodah of the heart = prayer; rain in the Amidah)
What Is Learned
Prayer is the service of the heart; the promise of rain is linked to mentioning rain’s might in the Amidah.