Birkat Hachamah 525 - A rare Jewish blessing recited once every 28 years thanking G-d for creating the sun

Birkat Hachamah 525 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4285

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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 4285 occurred on Wednesday, 28 March 0525.

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 469	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	27 Adar II 4229
Birkat Hachamah 497	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	WednesdayWed, March 27Mar 27	7 Nisan 4257
Birkat Hachamah 525	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	16 Nisan 4285
Birkat Hachamah 553	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	24 Adar II 4313
Birkat Hachamah 581	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	WednesdayWed, March 28Mar 28	5 Nisan 4341

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 525 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4285

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

Books (paid links)