Chodesh Kislev
Mazal Kislev KeshesThe astrological sign of the month of Kislev is the bow, like the
rainbow which is seen in the sky when rain falls on a sunny day. Indeed, the first rainbow which was seen after the Flood, appeared in the month of Kisiev. The verse (Bereshls 9:12-13) states: And God said, this is the sign of the covenant which I have given between Me and you and between every living thing that is with you for etemity. I have placed My bow in the heavens and it shaII be a sign of the covenant between Me and earth. These words were said to No'ach either at the beginning or towards the middle of the month of Kislev. |
When Kislev began, No'ach was blessed by God: he was permitted to eat meat; the shedding of human blood was forbidden; and God struck a covenant of life with him and showed him the rainbow.
From The Book of Our Heritage by Eliyahu Kitov. Feldheim Publishers, New York.
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