The Rainbow Effect (Sources)
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We recite a special blessing upon seeing a rainbow, thanking G-d for upholding His covenant with Noach. But isn't a rainbow just a natural phenomenon, a function of light refracting off of moisture?
Is there significance to the colors of the rainbow?
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