A rainbow appears like a streak of lofty diffused misty molecules of floating colors all together in a designated order for us to see in the sky to remember the Covenant G-d made with us: that G-d would never destroy the world again with a flood or any other catastrophe that would put an end to human and animal and plant life. This is very reassuring. But then along came Albert Einstein who created the theory that would become the atom bomb.
This rainbow could also be a sign of our covenant with G-d to follow the 613 commandments, one of which forbids murder. But we do have the formula to this bomb and mass murder is only a toss away.
Coming back to this rainbow, the folklore about it tells us that there is a gift for us at the end of this rainbow and it is a pot of gold. If we follow the 613 commandments we will be rich, but not necessarily with gold as is the folklore, we will be rich in our ability to keep the peace and choose peace, to stay alive to see the next rainbow in the clouds.
The rainbow will remind us about G-d's miracles, and our abilities to continue to experience these miracles, as we continue to see rainbows that should strengthen our Covenant with G-d as G-d also strengthens His Covenant with us, that if we do not destroy the world, He will not either.
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