Is the Eclipse Good For the Jews?
I am experiencing serious FOMO.
I am totally bummed that I am going to be out of the range on Monday to watch the solar eclipse.
So, let's talk about Judaism and eclipses.
Are there eclipses in the Bible? Most likely. It is possible that the plague of darkness during the Exodus from Egypt was a total eclipse of the sun. Likewise, when the sun stood still in the book of Joshua, that also might have been an eclipse. There are also references to solar eclipses in medieval Jewish texts, especially as they might have influenced the calculation of the new moon.
But, far more compelling is the idea…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.