Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 5909 occurs at dawn 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 2093 | 12 Nisan 5853 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 2121 | 21 Nisan 5881 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 2149 | 2 Nisan 5909 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 2177 | 11 Nisan 5937 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 2205 | 19 Nisan 5965 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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