Airplane Flying through Rainbow in Florida
Yesterday afternoon while driving we saw this rainbow. There is a special bracha which one makes when seeing a rainbow which is: “Barukh attah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, zokher haberit vene’eman bivrito v’kaiyam bema’amaro.” Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who remembers the covenant, and is faithful to His covenant, and keeps His promise.
This is where the iPhone came in handy, because it’s one of those brachos you’re always trying to remember when you see the rainbow but can’t. Thankfully we could see the bracha on the iPhone.
According to the Torah, the rainbow came into being after the flood of Noah. G-d showed Noah a rainbow and said in the future if I am upset at the world I will show a rainbow. Thus seeing a rainbow is not a good thing and one should not point it out to a friend if they do see it.
One Response to “What Bracha, Blessing to Make When Seeing a Rainbow?”
Hence, the Talmud (Chagiga 16a) says that one may not look at a rainbow as it is a bad sign that the world is steeped in sin, and one who gazes at a rainbow transgresses a sin.
It’s interesting how this shows G-ds love. on the one hand he is angry yet can show something sow beautiful