[Mr. K]

"Ariel explained the reason for the two calls to prayer. “In Jewish tradition, the nations of the world are likened to the sun, and the Jewish people are compared to the moon,” "

Ah... that explains it

[stormer]

Whatever. The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar, so I guess it’s not surprise that the holidays fall on new or full moons. And since a lunar eclipse can only take place during a full moon, well, after a couple of thousand years an event like this is unavoidable. And for what it’s worth, this eclipse won’t even be seen in Israel.

[Vaquero]

The lunar eclipse will not be visible in Israel

[null and void]

will take place on the fourth day of the fourth month, April 4th, and will last for exactly four minutes and forty four seconds

The number 4 is exceptionally bad in Chinese numerology...

[Excellence]

The imminent total lunar eclipse, known as a Blood Moon, will take place on the fourth day of the fourth month, April 4th, and will last for exactly four minutes and forty four seconds. I should think juxtaposition to the Gregorian calendar would be irrelevant, but the rest I can go with, and have made note of it in my calendar. Just in case. 😊

[cookcounty]

"“In Jewish tradition, the nations of the world are likened to the sun, and the Jewish people are compared to the moon,”

I never heard of this. My father-in-law was orthodox Jewish, never said anything like that. Must be a fairly obscure tradition.