In a lesson given by our teacher, the holy Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, in his holy home, on Wednesday, 21st of Cheshvan, before the crowd of those who come to hear his teachings, the Rav spoke about the fact that on the Holy Shabbat it would rain—rain that was supposed to fall on the worshipers arriving at the prayer hall for the Shabbat Shacharit (morning) prayer.

Our teacher, Rabbi Berland shlit"a, continued and said: "In honor of the prayer, Hashem will stop the rain for 3 hours..."

Just as indeed happened.

These are his holy words:

It is written, "'These seven are the eyes of Hashem, they roam' (Zechariah 4:10), and it is written (II Chronicles 16:9) 'roaming' [in the feminine plural form], because there are 7 of the Nukba (feminine aspect) and 7 of the Dechura (masculine aspect). A person must rectify both the 7 of the Nukba and the 7 of the Dechura—'the one stone and seven eyes.'

This is the Haftarah (prophetic reading) of Chanukah, the Haftarah of 7, and 7, and 7, which is the greatest number. 777 [meaning 7x7x7] is exactly 343. 7*7 = 49, times 7 is 343. This is the Gematria (numerical value) of 'Geshem' (rain) which is drawn from the lights. "The day of rains is greater than the Resurrection of the Dead and greater than the Giving of the Torah" (Taanit 7a).

Tomorrow night it will start to rain; by Friday it will already be truly rainy. On Shabbat there will be rain, and they will stand for a bit in prayer during the rain. In honor of the prayer, Hashem will stop it for a moment; in total, the rain needs to stop for 3 hours so that the worshipers do not get too wet.

From tomorrow night it will start to rain; it will start in the north and reach Jerusalem on Friday morning—the first rain.

'Geshem' (rain) is the letters Shin-Mem-Gimmel [rearranged, totaling 343]. "'For he is also (Be-shagam) flesh' (Genesis 6:3). Moshe (Moses) is 'Be-shagam.' Moshe is 343 (Shin-Mem-Gimmel) lights. The 7*7*7 is 343—this is the greatest light.