tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949953051173416434.post1779811413717633810..comments2024-02-12T12:24:25.566-05:00Comments on Astro Torah: Goodnight MoonShtiklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498936768989355610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949953051173416434.post-76156608477509834612010-04-01T21:48:32.579-04:002010-04-01T21:48:32.579-04:00I apologize for such a delayed response. With Pes...I apologize for such a delayed response. With Pesach happening, I have not had much of a chance to turn on my computer until now. Akiva, I hope your seder went well, and I appreciate the comments and am curious if anyone at your seder had any insights.<br /><br />I am unfamiliar with the effects that transit time has on wildlife or what those ramifications would have had on Bnai Yisrael. Although, if it has a pronounced effect, that would shed light on the many midrashim that describe mass death as occurring in addition to the actual makkah. <br /><br />The Egyptians worshipped many animals and deities, although Sirius was what they based their calendar around. See Noah Brosch's (astrophysict at Tel Aviv University) "Sirius Matters" for a much more detailed account.<br /><br />Hag Kasher VeSameachAri S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15688549063544341675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949953051173416434.post-34156129336469941002010-03-29T17:32:05.803-04:002010-03-29T17:32:05.803-04:00I went back and read your piece from last Pesah--b...I went back and read your piece from last Pesah--both are very interesting and will certainly be points of discussion at our seder. I must find the time to read Ibn Ezra. Considering that the moon was directly overhead “around midnight” I thought of what some refer to as “transit time,” that window of time around which the moon is directly above or directly below. Some believe these are periods in which wildlife are most active, even though it is not common for them to be so when “transit time” occurs during daylight hours. But Bnei Israel was indoors at this time and at least one midrash says that Moshe Rabeinu and Aharon were not about to go slinking around in the dark, even at Paro's plea. Further, were the Mitzri "dog people." I had them figured for cat people, based on iconography.<br /><br />Hag Pesah Sameah<br /><br />AkivaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com