Jewish tradition sees eclipses as bad omens. Many American Jews are seeking totality anyway.
Some synagogues and JCCs are hosting eclipse viewing parties, and rabbis have issued opinions on the right blessings to say (or not say)
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Fast Forward Inmates sue prison for right to watch solar eclipse, claiming it’s a religious experience
“Religion is the only hobby allowed in prison, so naturally the inmates make the most of it,” said Rabbi Joe Hample, who served for two years as chaplain at a supermax prison
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Fast Forward Marvelous day for a moon dance? Eclipse parties, talks and trips at JCCs, synagogues
Rabbi says watching together will be ‘something joyous and celebratory'
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Culture How the 1919 solar eclipse made Albert Einstein famous
Photographs from the celestial event proved the theory of relativity, which caught the world by surprise
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Culture On April 8, God will turn the sun into darkness and the moon into blood
Solar eclipses are rare and scientifically interesting, but Jewish texts say they're punishment for sins
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the solar eclipse
Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneerson viewed solar eclipses as a time for 'increasing prayer and introspection'
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Fast Forward Ethics Group Sues Over Mnuchin Solar Eclipse Jaunt
An ethics group is suing the Treasury Department for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request about a July jaunt taken by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and wife Louise Linton to watch the solar eclipse in Kentucky. The group, Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington, requested the information about costs for the…
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The Schmooze Trevor Noah: The Eclipse Was A Chance For Melania To ‘Escape’
Trevor Noah is back after a break from “The Daily Show,” and he thinks First Lady Melania Trump should take his advice and make her escape. Noah took time to reflect on yesterday’s national news story, which remarkably was not the celestial phenomenon, but rather the way that phenomenon was eclipsed by the president staring…
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