LEARNING FROM THE RAINBOW This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Noach , is one of the richest in symbols and meaning. It tells two stories of humanity - one drowned, one divided - and between them stands the rainbow, keshet ba’anan , the sign of God’s covenant with the world. After the Flood, when the waters receded, God placed a rainbow in the sky and said to Noah: אֶת־קַשְׁתִּי נָתַתִּי בֶּעָנָן וְהָיְתָה לְאוֹת בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ. “I have set My bow in the cloud,