Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 5489 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 1673 | 19 Nisan 5433 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1701 | 27 Adar II 5461 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1729 | 7 Nisan 5489 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1757 | 16 Nisan 5517 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 1785 | 26 Nisan 5545 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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