What does a solar eclipse have to do with war, faith, and the Jewish soul?

In this episode of Toward a Meaningful Life Podcast, hosts David Cohen and Levi Goldstein explore a powerful and timely teaching from Rabbi Simon Jacobson, delivered just one week after the October 7 attacks in Israel — on the very day of a rare annular solar eclipse.

Rabbi Jacobson explains that the sun represents immense power, while the moon symbolizes the Jewish people — a nation that waxes and wanes, disappears and reemerges, yet never truly vanishes. Drawing from the Talmud and Kabbalistic insight, he reveals how even at its most vulnerable, the moon has the power to eclipse the sun, leaving behind a “ring of fire” — light that contains and ultimately transforms darkness.

David and Levi unpack this cosmic metaphor and translate it into a deeply personal message about spiritual resilience, moral courage, and the quiet strength required to bring light into a fractured world. This episode is not just about global events — it’s about the inner battles we all face, and how unity, faith, and consciousness can eclipse negativity without becoming consumed by it.

If you’ve been searching for meaning during uncertain times, this conversation offers clarity, hope, and a call to action: to become soldiers in a spiritual war of light.

👉 Watch Rabbi Simon Jacobson’s full class here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChX7bdYSCpQ

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