Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 7281 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 3465 | 30 Nisan 7225 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 3493 | 9 Nisan 7253 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 3521 | 19 Nisan 7281 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 3549 | 28 Nisan 7309 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 3577 | 9 Nisan 7337 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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