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Upon seeing a rainbow, one should make the special bracha that the rabbis formulated for this special occasion. The text of the bracha on upon seeing a rainbow is: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם זוכר הברית, (ו)נאמן בבריתו, וקיים במאמרו. The transliterated text is: Baruch Atta Hashem Elokenu Melech HaOlam Zocher HaBrit, (Ve)Neeman Bivrito, VeKayam BeMaamaro.<ref>Gemara Brachot 59a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 229:1, Mishna Brurah 229:3 writes that the Tur and Rambam (Brachot 10:16) add a vav before Neeman. Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) codifies the text of the Mishna Brurah with a vav before Neeman. Halacha Brurah 229:1 and Aruch HaShulchan 229:1 follow the text of shulchan aruch. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 60:4 includes the vav. Although the Bet Yosef 229:1 adds that "everyone" agrees that there is no conclusion to this bracha (unlike longer [[brachot]] which have a concluding bracha), the Elya Rabbah (Orach Chaim 229:1) notes that he must only be referring to the authorities that he cited earlier in that section, since other rishonim did have a concluding blessing here. The Rambam (Brachot 10:1-16) appears to include this bracha as a bracha of praise to Hashem.</ref> | Upon seeing a rainbow, one should make the special bracha that the rabbis formulated for this special occasion. The text of the bracha on upon seeing a rainbow is: ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם זוכר הברית, (ו)נאמן בבריתו, וקיים במאמרו. The transliterated text is: Baruch Atta Hashem Elokenu Melech HaOlam Zocher HaBrit, (Ve)Neeman Bivrito, VeKayam BeMaamaro.<ref>Gemara Brachot 59a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 229:1, Mishna Brurah 229:3 writes that the Tur and Rambam (Brachot 10:16) add a vav before Neeman. Vezot HaBracha (pg 156) codifies the text of the Mishna Brurah with a vav before Neeman. Halacha Brurah 229:1 and Aruch HaShulchan 229:1 follow the text of shulchan aruch. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 60:4 includes the vav. Although the Bet Yosef 229:1 adds that "everyone" agrees that there is no conclusion to this bracha (unlike longer [[brachot]] which have a concluding bracha), the Elya Rabbah (Orach Chaim 229:1) notes that he must only be referring to the authorities that he cited earlier in that section, since other rishonim did have a concluding blessing here. The Rambam (Brachot 10:1-16) appears to include this bracha as a bracha of praise to Hashem.</ref> | ||
#One can make this bracha one time for every rainfall and not again until the rainbow has cleared up completely and then it rains again.<ref>Mishna Brurah 229:2 writes that even within 30 days one can make the | #One can make this bracha one time for every rainfall and not again until the rainbow has cleared up completely and then it rains again.<ref>Mishna Brurah 229:2 writes that even within 30 days one can make the bracha again upon seeing another rainbow similar to the laws of seeing lightning and hearing thunder where the original sight has ended. Rav Nevinsal (BeYitzchak Yikra 229:2) writes that the number 30 used by the Mishna Brurah wasn’t specific since it’s possible to make the Bracha more than once in a day. [See Vezot HaBracha (pg 156, chapter 17) who quotes Mishna Brurah as saying that one can make another Bracha as long as one removed one’s mind from the rainbow. However, the language of Mishna Brurah implies that the rainbow must clear up before one can make another Bracha.] Avnei Darech 9:32 writes that one should recite the bracha upon a rainbow each time the clouds scatter and then reform and a new rainbow is seen. He quotes this from Rabbi Zilberstein as well.</ref> | ||
#Some say that one must see the entire rainbow in order to make the bracha.<ref>Beiur Halacha 229:1 s.v. HaRoeh writes that it’s unclear whether one can make the Bracha for seeing a part of the rainbow or only if one saw the entire semicircle crescent. Teshuvot Vehanhagot 3:76 concludes that therefore, one may not make the blessing on anything less than a full semicircle rainbow. Vezot HaBracha (pg 156, chapter 17) writes that Rav Elyashiv rules that if one saw the entire semicircle one can make the Bracha even if it’s missing a piece.</ref> Others, however, hold that there is what to rely on if one makes the bracha upon seeing a part of the rainbow.<ref>Chazon Ovadia ([[Brachot]] p. 473), Halacha Brurah 229:2, Birkat Hashem (v. 4, 4:35)</ref> | #Some say that one must see the entire rainbow in order to make the bracha.<ref>Beiur Halacha 229:1 s.v. HaRoeh writes that it’s unclear whether one can make the Bracha for seeing a part of the rainbow or only if one saw the entire semicircle crescent. Teshuvot Vehanhagot 3:76 concludes that therefore, one may not make the blessing on anything less than a full semicircle rainbow. Vezot HaBracha (pg 156, chapter 17) writes that Rav Elyashiv rules that if one saw the entire semicircle one can make the Bracha even if it’s missing a piece.</ref> Others, however, hold that there is what to rely on if one makes the bracha upon seeing a part of the rainbow.<ref>Chazon Ovadia ([[Brachot]] p. 473), Halacha Brurah 229:2, Birkat Hashem (v. 4, 4:35)</ref> | ||
#One should not stare at the rainbow, rather one should look at it briefly and then make the bracha.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 229:1, Mishna Brurah 229:5, Aruch HaShulchan 229:2</ref> | #One should not stare at the rainbow, rather one should look at it briefly and then make the bracha.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 229:1, Mishna Brurah 229:5, Aruch HaShulchan 229:2</ref> | ||
