Brachos 59-What causes earthquakes, Thunder and Lightning, Bracha of Hatov Vhametiv, Rainbow - a podcast by Eran Netkin

1. The berachah on a rainbow
There is a dispute regarding the berachah to recite on seeing a rainbow (though one should not
stare at it).
- The Gemara says the berachah is הברית זוכר ברוך – Blessed [are You] … Who remembers the
covenant.
- R’ Yishmael the son of R’ Yochanan ben Beroka says the ending should be וקיים בבריתו נאמן
במאמרו – Who is trustworthy in His covenant and fulfills His word.
- Rav Pappa rules that we accommodate both views by incorporating both endings: זוכר ברוך
במאמרו וקיים בבריתו ונאמן הברית – Blessed [are You] … Who remembers the covenant and is
trustworthy in His covenant and fulfills His word.
2. Birkas Hachamah
One who sees the sun at the beginning of its 28-year cycle, when it returns to its original
position at its creation, recites Birkas Hachamah, the blessing on the sun: בראשית עושה ברוך–
Blessed [are You] … Who makes the work of creation.
הטוב והמטיב .3
One who drank wine at a meal and is then offered a superior wine makes the berachah הטוב
והמטיב] –Blessed are You] … Who is good and does good.
Siman – Knight in shining armor
The knight in shining armor stood nobly at the bottom of the rainbow, as he blessed the sun after
28 years by raising his cup of superior wine making a והמטיב טוב .

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