What is the required amount of rainfall to terminate a communal rain fast?
Synopsis
The fast ceases when rain reaches sufficient depth: one handbreadth in plowed land, two handbreadths in intermediate (uncultivated) land, and three handbreadths in well-irrigated fields.
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