tagged: the Rainbow • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

בְּכִסְלֵו – מאבן בֹחן | On Kislev, from the poem “Even Boḥan” by Rabbi Ḳalonymus ben Ḳalonymus ben Meir (1322)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription), Susan Weingarten (translation) and Ḳalonymus ben Ḳalonymus ben Meir

Before potatoes entered the diet of Ashkenazi Jews, latkes were cheese pancakes, or cassola, as described in “Even Boḥan” (Touchstone), a satyrical poem by Rabbi Kalonymus ben Kalonymus ben Meir (b.1286-died after 1328). . . .

The twelve hued rainbow above the Sea of Reeds during the miracle of its division into twelve channels of liberation

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Moshe ben Maimon

A medieval manuscript illustration of the aggadah that the Yam Suf was split in 12 discrete channels, one for each tribe, as reflected above by a 12-color rainbow . . .

בִּרְכַּת הַקֶּשֶׁת | the Blessing upon observing a Rainbow (with art by Ilene Winn-Lederer)

Contributor(s):

Ilene Winn-Lederer, Aharon N. Varady and Unknown Author(s)

The prescribed rabbinic blessing upon observing the meteorological phenomena of a rainbow, together with exceptional art inspired by early rabbinic midrash. . . .