Parashas Eikev · Passuk 11:14
IeI That is, GOD; Samaritan reads in the 3rd person. will grant the rain for your land in season, the early rain and the late. You shall gather in your new grain and wine and oil—
Torah Temimah points to Taanit 6a.
TT lemma: יורה ומלקוש (unit 2 of 10).
English: Our Rabbis taught: Yoreh — that instructs people to plaster their roofs, bring in their produce, and attend to all their needs. Another interpretation: yoreh — that saturates the earth and waters to the depths, descending gently and not in fury.
Custom (meanings of yoreh)
The early rain both signals practical preparation and saturates the soil thoroughly and gently.