Although we often first learn the story of Noah as children, as if it is just a colorful tale of a floating zoo, it is actually a terrifying story of destruction, chaos, and survival. After Noah, his family, and the animals survive the Great Flood, God chooses the rainbow, an existing natural phenomena, as the sign of a covenant of forbearance not just with one person or even a nation, but with the entire planet.
As if rainbows weren’t beautiful enough by themselves, an amazing moment of wonder…
Our most popular pic last week: Once-in-a-lifetime shot of whales spouting #rainbows at Channel Islands National Park by Larry Goldman pic.twitter.com/SKUvJPjX5a
— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) December 12, 2016
See an amazing waterfall rainbow at Yosemite, or return to the Gateway of Rainbows.
A hike paid off for Rabbi Naomi Levy, with this awesome view of a rainbow amid a waterfall at Yosemite National Park
Winds can be fearsome and awe-inspiring. Even today, with all our advances in science and technology, we are still at the mercy of powerful winds like hurricanes and tornadoes.
Picture the splitting of the Reed (or Red) Sea. Based on the movie versions, we tend to visualize Moses raising his staff, so that the waters part instantly—supernatural special effects! But the Torah (Exodus 14:21), offers a more naturalistic depiction of the miracle, one that involves wind: (more…)
There is an old parable about two seas in Israel, one fresh and one very salty.
Modah Ani 12, chant by Rabbi Shefa Gold
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