Talmud (Oral Torah) » Taanit

The requests for rain incorporated in Tefila, the laws of fast days instituted in times of suffering, the 9th of Av and other public fasts.

The Talmud includes the text of the “Mishnah” as well as its explanations called “Gemara”. The Talmud is the encyclopedia of Jewish life. Here, you are getting access to tractate Taanit on page 17 (a and b) of the Babylonian Talmud.