“Until the rains” — elsewhere in halacha
A house rented “until the rains”
Permissiveuntil the second rainfall descends.
→ until the second rain
A vow of no benefit “until the rains”
Permissiveuntil the second rainfall descends.
→ until the second rain
The poor gleaning in the orchards
Leket, shikchah, pe'ah
PermissiveUntil the second rainfall descends.
→ until the second rain — then their walking would ruin the mud
Shemittah straw: burned once the second rain of year eight falls
MishnahFrom when the revia shniya of motzaei Sheviis falls — after that rain, whatever is left in the field is ruined for the animals anyway→ after it, the animals can't use it anyway
Another text: “until” the second rain
Sheviis 9:7
The Second Rainfall
עַד שֶׁתֵּרֵד רְבִיעָה שְׁנִיָּה
כַּיּוֹצֵא בוֹ,
הַמַּשְׂכִּיר בַּיִת לַחֲבֵרוֹ עַד הַגְּשָׁמִים, עַד שֶׁתֵּרֵד רְבִיעָה שְׁנִיָּה.
הַמֻּדַּר הֲנָאָה מֵחֲבֵרוֹ עַד הַגְּשָׁמִים, עַד שֶׁתֵּרֵד רְבִיעָה שְׁנִיָּה.
עַד אֵימָתַי עֲנִיִּים נִכְנָסִים לַפַּרְדֵּסוֹת, עַד שֶׁתֵּרֵד רְבִיעָה שְׁנִיָּה.
מֵאֵימָתַי נֶהֱנִין וְשׂוֹרְפִין בַּתֶּבֶן וּבַקַּשׁ שֶׁל שְׁבִיעִית, מִשֶׁתֵּרֵד רְבִיעָה שְׁנִיָּה: