Baltimore, MD - Mar. 25, 2024 - Host Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and guest Rabbi Dovid Heber will review fascinating insights into this rare celestial occurrence. The discussion will include:
• An explanation of what happens during an eclipse
• Whether one should recite a bracha when seeing one
• What the Gemara has to say about eclipses
• Why the Chofetz Chaim zt"l instructed the residents of Radin to view a solar eclipse
• Halachos that pertain to this phenomenon
• YOUR questions!
For the last time until 2044 a total solar eclipse will be visible in the Continental United States.
On Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5784 Monday, April 8, 2024 the eclipse will sweep across a narrow path From Texas to Maine.
The sky will darken birds will stop chirping and you will be plunged into a premature night.
Rabbi Dovid Heber is a Kashrus Administrator at STAR-K and Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek (KAYTT). He is the author of Sefer Shaarei Zmanim and The Intriguing World of Jewish Time, and regularly lectures and writes on a broad array of topics regarding time in Jewish Law.
To submit questions:
• Email us prior to the program at webinar@star-k.org
• Ask questions via chat during the show
The conference will run for about one hour. You can join us:
• Online: Live via the web. Register here: https://t.ly/1y31O
• By Phone: call 1-267-279-9000; pin to enter conference 391243891#
• Via ClickMeeting App (Google Play https://t.ly/uJSkP App Store https://t.ly/nsVq- Event ID: 751-681-169