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Solar Eclipse - A Torah Based Perspective Shiur by Rabbi Nachum Scheiner at Beis Medrash Ohr Chaim
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the
she usually Friday
morning CL is on the BL that we're
learning the
G sometimes on
the deviating from the normal I would
like to speak about something that's
actually not the
normal the natural
occurrence of the solar eclipse that's
going to happen this Monday
afternoon
theas why it happens how it happens that
we're going to leave for the experts the
MIM we are the best place totality
that's a that's its own par I would like
to focus this morning
sheay on the
an eclipse
and we'll begin with the gamar the gamar
is
famous but I think people are only
familiar with one line of the gamarra
it's Kai to spend couple of minutes to
go through the gamar there's a few sheas
in the gamar familiar
ourself the
gar which pure just means an eclipse
what's happening now this
Monday the son is going to be
covered it's not a good Simon which
means that
somewhat prus is going to come at Sim
and the gives a thear says a Mel makes a
party and he puts a torch to light up
the party and then he gets a new
he tells his his servant take the torch
away and it gets dark in other words
let's close up shop I'm not interested
in the party that's that's of
diminishing the sun middle of the
day so
technically
this the
first includes clol as well
also but that's the
it's there's another she in
the another three three lines
later Rashi later says the moon the
stars
Sim explains is referring
to
why like thear brings aashi explains
that when a rebi comes in with a stick
so who's the one who's afraid the one
who's M who usually gets hit he assumes
that the Reb's after him
so
is for the reason because the wants us
to be good
so would this mean also the solar
eclipse is thear also referring to
understands this that it's not referring
to the says if you take a look later in
rash Rashi says what does mean
later what the says when the when
these it's not referring to the it's not
referring to the solar eclipse what's
happening this
Monday the
says no later Rashi explains that it's
talking about the now it's also talking
about the Sun as well so we actually
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have in the says
that is it also referring to the solar
eclipse yet a third she in the
gamar and this is the more famous part
in the gamar a third
sheet when there a solar eclipse what's
going to be happening this
Monday it's
a to the
and if these lunar eclipse that actually
happens more often a lunar eclipse that
the moon gets covered gets covered means
that it's blocked that the sun can give
it a reflection if these a lunar eclipse
that's
why for cl so why is it like that
because the Eden go with the Lana
our month everything goes with
the it's not a good for the Sun the go
with the Sun so if there's Aid on the
Sun a solar eclipse that's happening
this Monday is on the sun it's on the
sun what's theat in the other mandar or
M the that say that when there's a solar
eclipse it's
aim
even have to the son
so from the early early
1790 he says
that also to the sun even though our
calendar is a calendar based off the
moon but there are things that we go
with this son right now we're in the
month of
AAP why is it like that even though we
go with the Lana but we add in another
month
because spring does which is a a season
based off the Sun so may even CL it's
true that we have we go to calendars
with the these things that we have to
the son the same thing is also in daring
with s tal when do we start with st Tal
it's not a Hebrew date on the calendar
it's December 5th 6 but that's that's
also based off the Sun the seasons of
the
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Year another ter I saw brought is based
off the
say so even though meaning to say is
when the something happening in the
world is an earthquake on the other side
of the world
it's does mean it's going to affect
something for to out good so so Simon ra
would mean is that that CL has to
understand what does it
mean has to do if not it's a Simon
something is going to
happen when the the co Corona virus
started in December it was started in
China before it came to the United
States gave a sh in the Yesa Z and he
said that you have to
know originally when it started November
December was something that was
something abstract was
in a virus they're wearing
masks even though it's something
that's so it comes out that these for
sure the first sheet in the maybe even
the second sheet that the gamar says
what these an eclipse a solar eclipse
it's it's it's a Sim
Raa we don't have to be
afraid the gor says we don't have to be
afraid the right afterwards the says
with we just have to learn from this
whole Eclipse that coming about
to you don't have to be afraid this
whole is
brought just
read to the whole entire world and
so we have to make sure we have to make
sure to
be it's to mention that a little under a
thousand years ago in the year
1044 now we're in 2024 in
1044 one of
the a father of
the he wrote up
or a p however you want to call it based
off thek what the gamar says brings a in
Yia that we don't have to be afraid if
we so he made a
a have it over here with with each one
each piece over here brings another of
the speaking about you know the inion
this that of a solar eclipse the says
that we don't have to be afraid
he's an important question to discuss to
try to clarify and this is a big big
discussion in the
early in the
already and the aarum went to town with
this with this Shila the gamorra
says if these
uh if a solar eclipse happen it's a
simra which would seem from the gamarra
and that's also why we would understand
it's a Sim ra is such an interesting
thing happens it means to say is that
either the world has to shape up CLR has
to shape up the Shila is this is
something that's scheduled in the
calendar they know exactly the next one
is in 20 years they know what's going to
happen up until the end the end of 6,000
years they can look back and they see
that there was a solar eclipse 40 years
before this is all calculated so what
does it mean the gar
says that if a happens it's a Simon it's
a Simon ra what does it mean it's a
Simon
ra it's here it's something scheduled in
Simon ra would mean that the is that
like what we would understand by a
rainbow that a rainbow comes when that
that the world is supposed to be said is
not going to be the world a comes a
rainbow but here it's it's something
that it's in the it's built in and what
what their was as you see it K didn't
understand
the because understood it just shows up
every once in a while to be they have to
do CH as opposed to that's built into
the system into the universe that's what
happens
the mus that the sounds like it's
something that's happening right now
also has cover the
BR that also sounds like it's not very
good very good very good he's saying the
when thear brings a marshall that the ab
says that the Marshall the king says
take away the torch and make it dark
which seemed like the something
because something going on and just to
question the gamar later says we didn't
go still more gar but the gar says
afterwards that for four things is why
these four reasons why
happens which would sound also the same
thing that the four things that the G
says is
why happens
oh so we'll see this is we'll
see let's get to that in a minute that's
you'll tell me if this is the third ter
what we're going to say very good that
let's get to it in a minute you'll tell
me if this is what you mean the reason I
heard was not so happy with this with
what this is a big indan but you'll tell
me in the third TS could be this will be
this nuda the first
the has a
long goes through the Indian
and this thing that if you think if
the don't know he goes
through the first herit is brought
in and
also also aan
that it's the gamor is not referring to
the eclipse the gor is referring to
sikim refering to and
that the second
terets in y
he says that when the gor
says the gor is not referring to an
eclipse a solar eclipse a lunar eclipse
that's not what the gamar is referring
to the gamar is referring
to something else sometimes there are
dots blotches on the sun on the moon I
saw pictures they bringing in these s
and books that came out for the eclipse
they bring such
pictures obviously you have to know how
to find it I don't know with telescopes
I don't know how what when away you come
about with it what' you say you you have
taken pictures you could M see take a
telescope you can see that good see you
don't have to just come the pictures but
means you knew they were saying about it
so you knew to look out for it you
just the picture last last night was in
Eclipse I took a picture I I after the
eclipse I took a picture full son and
there was I thought was my telescope
and so I saw they brought that the last
time it happened was taka in 2017 and
then 30 years before it happens it's not
a it's not always there it happens so
the understands that when the gor says
the is referring to that the same thing
also so that taka that taka is something
that shows up without a schedule it's
not in the calendar you can't know when
it is it's interesting that it came at
the same time as the but it's not
something that's scheduled in and that's
what that's why it's a Simon
ra this it's m the gor says thear calls
it what's the English translation Li
that the is getting hit or however you
want to
understand the
r says that there's a difference in the
understanding
of when there's a solar eclipse the only
thing that happens is is that the sun is
blocked the sun is nothing happens to
the sun the sun is as strong as
ever the moon crosses over and blocks
the
Sun deally the moon Tak takes a hit why
because when the earth blacks the Sun
and the moon goes dark it's covered
meaning to say is the moon is not
shining
so just means that you don't see the sun
means that the the Moon is not
working the moon takes a hit the sun
doesn't take a hit but with the that we
just said now really is referring to
both
the both when these these blotches on
the sun on the moon that's called Li
lastly the third ter and could be that's
along the lines you're referring
to the
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Ben it's known when the is we know not
only we know we know exactly to the
minute to the second to the
location how much it's going to be
exactly in what place everything is
known crystal clear
it doesn't mean that we don't know of
course we know but it means it's
a that's call it so to
speak just like P is coming
it's we know when p is we know when P
next year is and in two years it's going
to be
t p is a
time for the a time it's a
time and is a Time
when these solar eclipse it's
a it doesn't mean it doesn't it's not
because something that happened then
it's a time that it's then
aim didn't know he said it's in the gor
the gor says
could have just
said means these designated times we
know exactly when it's going to
happen we know
knew the G
says
causes a solar
eclipse it just means to say not just it
means to say that if because of these
four reasons would be enough to cause
that a solar eclipse should
happenis but it happens whenever it
happens and like what the gamar says
that it's a Simon
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ra like we saw
says there's nothing what to be nervous
about just to go in real briefly and
quickly two three
possible by the rainbow the Mish brings
the the says that if somebody sees a
rainbow you're not supposed to tell
people about the
rainbow why because you're not supposed
to
be say bad
things you're not supposed to tell
people
I just left out one tiny thing we're
going to go back to for a second the
third ter was thatal knew and even
though they knew and it's a a designated
time it's still Simon
ra the either or the Ben one of them
bring the
Ben he brings that
the by a rainbow just remember to go
back to it it's a Sim to do that the is
not going to be of the world but he says
how could it be that it's a
Simon the rainbow the a system when it
comes it's not like the eclipse that we
know when it's going to come exactly but
he's a Mahal so the ter is a built Mahal
but the same you say also in the buil in
Mah comes at a time when it need to be
more that CL that the world's being
saved the same thing over here also the
eclipse is built in when it's going to
be in
the however that time is a time so to
speak
that's back to
some by a rainbow you're not supposed to
tell people that you sort a rainbow not
to be so the sh
is how could you tell people about the
eclipse that could be going to tell me
you don't have to tell anybody everybody
knows and the EM is that
from the sign in his Chu says that it's
T from a rainbow a rainbow if you don't
tell the person he doesn't know he's not
not like in the calendar here everybody
knows why does everybody know because
it's in the calendar it's very
clear this coming Monday afternoon
there's going to be a solar eclipse in
another 20 years it's it's already in
the calendar now there's going to be a
solar eclipse so M it's not considered
being ma you're telling telling somebody
a
if the Kasha was that it's a d like the
gor says that it's a it's a it's a Simon
ra looking at the solar eclipse
so that person has to make sure to only
look with proper
glasses if not it's a big
Sak the is the brings it is
by it's a
it's brought he brings and that a person
is not supposed to look at the laana you
look once at the laana before you make
the BR and da you're not supposed to
look at the
Lana so what's over here everybody's
going to be looking up everybody a lot
of people are going to be looking up to
see the solar eclipse where you're going
to be looking up and looking at the moon
covering the
Sun so could be it's a thing
only but I think the ter is that when
you look up you're not going to see the
moon it's just going to be covered it's
going to be
dark Lastly lastly do you make a
br it's a fascinating thing to see
millions of people are going to be
traveling to see totality do you make a
br it's not brought not
so if it's not you don't make a you do
not make a and bring it happened forgot
what year the styple said you don't make
AA why don't you make
AA saw from
the he says that since it's a Simon ra
you don't make a br on a Simon ra
it's just to explain a little bit more
do oh very good if something bad
happened the
says here first of all it's something
like the the he says over there in the
in the igis he says that it's a bad
thing that's that's going to come if
something but here it's something that's
going to come
what's the that you're making something
bad happens dyam
here but it's something that's really
showing telling us you don't make a and
I was speaking to an uncle of mine
yesterday rosha fredman from Toronto he
told me that he s brought the same this
same from kki as well also that the
reason we don't make a is because it's a
simar like we sawar in the beginning of
this
year on the
rainbow rainbow because
something something would have happened
but I'm not it's t to make a broad maybe
I don't know 24 hours after
after so first of all the by a rainbow
is a different it's a it's a different
BR but I don't know also if you can make
a br for it's 24 hours maybe something
it means the next 6 months and when is
it to know what came what didn't
come I just want to
conclude in
the whether people are going to go out
to look they're not going to go out to
look they're going to
travel 3 hours 4 hours 6 hours they're
going to fly to wherever the path is of
totality I just want to conclude this
with there's a story written over here
in the days of the
that there was a solar eclipse and the
night before after the clapped on the be
and he said the
says people go to people go
to Tomorrow there's going to be a solar
eclipse and the reason why it comes is
to show the world to
show to show
everybody that the is the Bo just call
don't make no mistake that the sun has a
power the Sun goes and happens the sun
could be diminished as well also at
least covered black it becomes dark in
middle of the
day and at least the way they bring it
they say
is he said that the should go out the
should go the next day was Tuesday night
tomorrow Wednesday afternoon there's
going to be a solar eclipse everybody
should go
out they bring it over here that he said
that it's a mitv to go
see to go out to see a BRI that the aish
made the solar eclipse the it's
fascinating I'm just saying over the
story I'm not saying people are middle
say there I'm not ping anything I'm not
telling people to travel a few hours I
just want to share the mus of
the how they bring it it spread like
wildf fire that the is going to come to
this mimid is going to go out tomorrow
to see the
eclipse became a whole mat was looking
at they bring
over Glass glasses you know to look to
see and Roden a little derful a little
town became bosing like they're right
over here it became uh when they went
out we'll get to that in a minute
anyways the at the time TR was there
also and he said RAB don't lose track of
course you're going to go out to see he
says you don't have to looken in other
words you have to understand when you
see the solar eclipse what is it coming
to tell us that he's a Bo man whatever
lesson but make sure to take out a
lesson from
it they went out and the way he
describes
it looked like an absorbit he full of
people looking but not with the
telescopes they were looking through the
glass and they saw they saw the solar
eclip
and then the when they came back in this
is how they bring it the once again said
now everybody sees that the is not the
the a God but it's all a of
the we should be to have a takeaway from
the lesson whether we see it we don't
see it we know about it to know that the
whole entire world everything that was
created everything that was that's
happening is all
the have a wonderful shabas