Machshavah Lab

The Prohibition to Gaze at a Rainbow (or Those Who Gaze at Rainbows Are Better Off Never Being Born)

November 11, 2022 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 10 Episode 29
Machshavah Lab
The Prohibition to Gaze at a Rainbow (or Those Who Gaze at Rainbows Are Better Off Never Being Born)
Show Notes

In today's Friday morning "Machshavah Lab" shiur for women (11/11/22), we took up a topic I've been asked about by countless high school students: "Is it prohibited to stare at a rainbow? If so, why?" This shiur represents my current best attempt at answers to those two questions.
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מקורות:
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים רכט:א
ספר אבודרהם ברכת הראיה, שבח והודאה
חגיגה פרק ב משנה א
חגיגה יד:;טז.
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות חגיגה ב:א
מאירי - בית הבחירה חגיגה דף יא עמוד ב
ריטב"א - קידושין דף מ עמוד א
רמב"ן - הקדמה לתורה
רמב"ן - בראשית ט:יב
למקדח ולמחרוז במשנה תורה להרמב"ם - שופר של איסור הנאה
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