Can a restaurant be cursed? I guess so. I dont see why not. If the Cubs can be cursed, a restaurant can be cursed..
Can said restaurant then be blessed, with spiritual leaders from a variety of religions leading the blessings, sort of as a hedge against picking the wrong religion? I guess so.

So, the joke begins.. A rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Buddhist Monk walk into a burger joint...

No joke..

The owner of the burger joint was concerned that the location is cursed. After all, all the restaurants that were there before his failed and closed down very quickly. He figured he would get rid of the bad spirits, and get some good mojo, so his restaurant would be successful.

And that would be the venue for a rabbi, a priest and a monk to walk in to the same place, each offering his blessings.

And funny enough, the rabbi is the only one who has done such a thing before!

The NY Post reports:

A catholic priest, rabbi and Buddhist monk walked into a new burger joint in Chelsea today to bless the place.
The Buddhist monk turned to the priest and said, “This is my first time blessing a burger joint.” The priest doesn’t say much, just sprinkles some holy water, but the rabbi said, “The last restaurant I did was a hot dog joint in New Jersey.”
Seriously.
The religious men gathered to try to break a curse on 470 W. 23rd St., the new home of New York Burger Co.’s third franchise. Over the years, about half a dozen restaurants have opened and quickly closed there.


The most recent, Il Bordello, hung in for just nine months last year.
Other once promising eateries to open at the spot include Le Solex, Jerry’s Bar & Grill, and the Flamingo Room.
So the New York Burger Co. called in some religious heavyweights before opening next week.
The owners invited Robert Chodo Campbell, a Buddhist priest; Father Ed Sombilon a Catholic priest from Holy Trinity Parish in Fort Lee, NJ; and Rabbi Dennis Tobin from Temple Beth-El, in the Bronx.
“We hope to get rid of the bad spirits and start a fresh and have a good vibe here,” said Brice Moldovon, who owns the new restaurant with his family.
“This is my first time blessing a burger joint,” said Campbell who dotted the space with Buddhist holy water. “I’m more used to doing baby blessings.”

I wonder how much such a service costs...

As I was walking with my children this morning, we felt the first drops of rain for the new rainy season splashing on our brows. It is not raining hard right now, just drops. In Chicago this would be called a "light drizzle".

The first rains of the year always get everybody excited. Israel is a land that desperately needs every drop of rain and the whole summer is gauranteed to be dry, so the first rains are always good to crack a smile on people's faces and to get the kids all excited.

My son was excited about the rain and then I reminded him of two things he learned recently. The first is that at the end of Sukkot we begin to mention the need for rain in our prayers and only two weeks after sukkot concludes do we actually ask Hashem to bless us with rain. This is because Yerushalayim during the holiday is filled with Olei Regel, people who came to visit israel (specifically the Beit Hamikdash) and asking for rain would be a hardship on these tourists. Two weeks after the holiday is enough time for the olei regel to get home, and only then do we ask Hashem for rain. Rain before that time has a certain aspect of klala.

The second idea I reminded him of was a mishna that says "Rain on sukkos is as if a servant brought a pitcher of water before his master, yet his master takes the water and splashes it back in his servants face". We are trying to do the mitzva of sitting in a sukka but Hashem sends rain and says I don't want you in my sukka, in my presence - get back into your house.

Another reason the rains are no good now is because people are on vacation and have trips planned for fun days out in the sun. Rain can put a damper on peoples plans (though that is really similar to the first reason, but also applies to local, not just tourists)

Hopefully the rains will stop and only come in their appointed blessed times.