Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 4985 occurred on .
Birkat Hachama (Hebrew: ברכת החמה) refers to a rare Jewish blessing that is recited to the Creator, thanking Him for creating the sun. The blessing is recited when the sun completes its cycle every 28 years on a Tuesday at sundown. Jewish tradition says that when the Sun completes this cycle, it has returned to its position when the world was created.
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Birkat Hachamah 1169 | 26 Adar II 4929 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1197 | 5 Nisan 4957 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1225 | 16 Nisan 4985 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1253 | 25 Nisan 5013 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1281 | 5 Nisan 5041 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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