Birkat Hachamah 385 - A rare Jewish blessing recited once every 28 years thanking G-d for creating the sun

Birkat Hachamah 385 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4145

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A rare Jewish blessing recited once every 28 years thanking G-d for creating the sun ☀️

Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 4145 occurred on Wednesday, 27 March 0385.

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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Dates for Birkat Hachamah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Birkat Hachamah 329	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	9 Nisan 4089
Birkat Hachamah 357	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	19 Nisan 4117
Birkat Hachamah 385	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	27 Adar II 4145
Birkat Hachamah 413	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	7 Nisan 4173
Birkat Hachamah 441	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	18 Nisan 4201

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link): Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Birkat Hachama” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia: Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

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Birkat Hachamah 385 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4145

A rare Jewish blessing recited once every 28 years thanking G-d for creating the sun ☀️

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Dates for Birkat Hachamah

References

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