Description: This month, the second of three total solar eclipses will occur. The
remarkable thing about these three eclipses is that they introduce
the Jewish calendar month of Av. From Tammuz 17 to Av 9, the Jews
observe three weeks of what they call the Dark Time. It is the
remembrance of God’s punishment for Israel because of their
unbelief. Both Temples were destroyed on Av 9 —
Solomon’s in 587 B.C. and He...