v'Ten Tal UMatar out of season

Hi,

We've been discussing travel issues; here's one that comes up between October and December, for Israelis.

Israelis begin praying for rain, reciting ותן טל ומטר (v'ten tal umatar) from the 7th of Cheshvan, some two weeks after Succot. Outside Israel, Jews begin that prayer on or about December 4th. So what does an Israeli do if he travels outside Israel during that interim period?

Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 2:102) and Rav Ovadia Yosef (Yechaveh Daat 1:73) concur that when traveling in North America, which needs rainfall all year, an Israeli should continue to insert the prayer for rain as he did in Israel. The one exception would be if he was serving as chazan; he could not recite the prayer for rain when repeating the amidah aloud.

Have a great day,
Mordechai