אילפי ואמרי לה אילפא

Ilfei and they said to him Ilfa [(Rosh Hashanah 17b)] and perhaps they are the aforementioned. Rabbi decreed a fast and rain did not come down before Ilfa, and they said to him, Rabbi Ilfei said: "He who returns the wind causes the storm to blow and brings down the rain." And rain came. He said to Rabbi, "What is your work?" He replied, "There were poor people in the village, and I gave them wine for Kiddush and Havdalah" [(Taanit 24a)].