I walked outside this morning and there was a rainbow. Half an hour later, another rainbow !
Good sign? Bad sign? I don't know, but it made me happy.
Lag b'Omer begins tonight [Monday night]
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| Photo dario.bs |
by Rabbi Yossi Marcus
Why is Lag b’Omer celebrated with bonfires and bows and arrows?
The bonfires celebrate the immense light that was brought into the world by Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai [who passed away on Lag b’Omer], especially on the day of his passing.
The bow commemorates the fact that during Rabbi Shimon’s lifetime no rainbow was ever seen. [Bereishit Rabbah 35:2]
Note: This was a good thing because the rainbow appears when the earth deserves punishment.
The first time a rainbow appeared was after Noah’s flood, when G-d said that He will no longer destroy the world, rather He would send a sign: the rainbow.
During Rabbi Shimon’s lifetime, the world was filled with merit because of him and therefore never saw a rainbow. [Genesis 9:8-17 and Rashi there]
There is a Kabbalistic tradition that on Lag b’Omer a rainbow will appear in a different color, which will symbolize the arrival of the Messianic age [Bnei Yissaschar]
The son of Rabbi David Chaim Stern (alav Hashalom) has stated in the name of his father (a message from Shamayim)
ReplyDeleteIf half a million jews, including, men, women and children, say to Hashem:
Abba Hayakar, I want to return in Teshuvah, even though it is very difficult for me.
This will bring the Geulah!
Did you use a filter? The Rainbow is so clear. Several years ago, Rabbi Mendel Kessin talked about a rainbow at the end of days before Moshiach.
ReplyDeleteThat's not my photo, that was taken by a professional - Dario - the first rainbow I saw was short and fat, and the second one was very long.
DeleteThe photo above was taken over Bondi Beach.
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