Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 3949 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 133 | 2 Nisan 3893 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 161 | 12 Nisan 3921 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 189 | 21 Nisan 3949 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 217 | 2 Nisan 3977 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 245 | 11 Nisan 4005 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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