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pottsville
Do we say a bracha on a lunar eclipse? The only thing so far I've heard is no.
Pure Myrrh
QUOTE (pottsville @ Feb 20 2008, 08:31 PM) *
Do we say a bracha on a lunar eclipse? The only thing so far I've heard is no.

Why would you? Are you going to eat it?
doodlehead
QUOTE (Pure Myrrh @ Feb 20 2008, 09:15 PM) *
Why would you? Are you going to eat it?

Did you ever eat a midget?

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pottsville
The question would be about saying oseh ma'aseh breishit.
Pinchas
QUOTE (pottsville @ Feb 21 2008, 07:06 AM) *
The question would be about saying oseh ma'aseh breishit.


You don't because by definition there is nothing to see (or hear).
Kalashnikover_Rebbe
Isn't a lunar eclipse considered a bad omen for Jews???
motcha
See my blog post http://yitzysblog.blogspot.com/ (and comment to make it look impressive smile.gif . BTW, this is only till May, then I stop my blog.)
mendelbaum666
QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Feb 21 2008, 06:52 AM) *
Isn't a lunar eclipse considered a bad omen for Jews???

yes it is, even though nowadays we can figure out when they will happen based on mathematical calculations.
No Bracha is said ( as per R' Reuvan Feinstein)
since the sky was cloudy, so should the simon rah be cloudy and since it happened in the month of Adar which is a month of good omens, and during the night after shushan purim katan, it should v'nehapach hu and the bad omen should turn to a good one.

BTW interesting to note that during the eclipse while you could see the moon, you were able to say kiddush levanah all night till day break
melech
QUOTE (mendelbaum666 @ Feb 27 2008, 08:46 PM) *
BTW interesting to note that during the eclipse while you could see the moon, you were able to say kiddush levanah all night till day break

*cough* Pardon? Thank you for the psak, but it depends whom one asks.
mendelbaum666
QUOTE (melech @ Feb 27 2008, 09:13 PM) *
*cough* Pardon? Thank you for the psak, but it depends whom one asks.

the luach I saw said that that night you could still say kiddush levanah all night, there is a time limit as up untill when you can say kiddush levanah and from my simple knowledge it is abased on when the molad was for the month and the when the molad is on the upcoming month ( some times you can only say it up till a certain time at night of the 15th
melech
QUOTE (mendelbaum666 @ Feb 27 2008, 09:19 PM) *
the luach I saw said that that night you could still say kiddush levanah all night, there is a time limit as up untill when you can say kiddush levanah and from my simple knowledge it is abased on when the molad was for the month and the when the molad is on the upcoming month ( some times you can only say it up till a certain time at night of the 15th

Look at the Beit Yoseph to OC 426 - according to some, one should not say birkat kiddush levanah past an eclipse.
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