SkyWatch: Rainbow in Edison
June 25th, 2009 by Leora
First we saw this in the sky in Edison, New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Then we saw this – a rainbow!
If I didn’t have my camera with me, and if it weren’t for the SkyWatch photo meme, I would have missed the rainbow.
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The blessing for a rainbow is: “zocher haBrit” – remember the covenant.
Well then, God bless SkyWatch!
Do you know the blessing said on seeing a rainbow? I always forget the wording.
Oseh Ma’aseh Breishit – my son said it right away, when we saw it – I was so proud of him! (translation: blessed is He that Made the Creation — or something like that)
I thought there was a special bracha for rainbows – something to do with God remembering the covenant.
According to Artscroll, the correct blessing is:
“Zocher habrit v’neeman b’brito v’kayam b’maamaro.”
(Nevertheless, kol hakavod to your son for knowing and remembering that there IS a blessing…)
When I googled it, I found the bracha that Mrs. S. wrote about rainbows. I’ll ask them tonight if they know about the special bracha vs. the ma’aseh breshit: maybe this is like saying Shehakol instead of Adamah: it could cover both.
My son just corrected me. He did say “zocher Habrit” the one Mrs. S. wrote in her comment.
My boys told me ma’ashe breishit is for
thunder andlightning.They know more than me.
(FYI Mrs. S. reports that thunder = “shekocho u’gevuroto malei olam”)
Oh my, Leora! Rainbows are so lovely and so colorful! Nice capture!
Ooh, I love rainbows!
Drama in the sky and then a rainbow. Nice! =)
It’s beautiful and it looks just like the one I saw in Newtown PA. last night.
So neat that you saw one in PA last night!
I love seeing rainbows and get so excited. I have a friend who always tells me – ‘God meant you to see it’ – I think you and your family was meant to see it.
Lovely shots!
My post is here: Carletta’s Captures.
Excellent captures, love that rainbow.
Have a great weekend
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Fabulous shots and rainbow! Happy SWF! Have a lovely weekend!
Rainbows are so incredible. I wish there were more of them but then I guess we wouldn’t appreciate them so much.
rainbows are so rare in my part of the world that’s why i get my fill of them from fellow bloggers like you.
I have missed way too many photo ops that I take my camera everywhere! And I am glad you had yours with you for this! Lovely!
My Skywatch is here
What stunning photos! The trees really stand out against the sky, and that rainbow…amazing!
Great that you had your camera. You really managed to capture the eerie atmosphere of that evening.
Nice shot of the bow and the green trees give some good foreground.
lovely rainbows
How glad I am for SkyWatch so we could see this!
We’ve had a crazy week here with a rainbow the last 3 days. I’m half-expecting another tonight. I’ve had my camera twice, but I’ll be ready if it comes tonight. (Which likely assures it won’t because I did not have my camera before to be prepared, but just because I had it.)
I like the blessing!
Beautiful..I should look as we have had so much rain…
Nice capture! Rainbows are often difficult to photograph (in my experience).
Oh, beautiful photos! I love rainbows and I love these photos of yours!
wow, great pictures, so cool that you saw a rainbow and were able to take a picture of it!