Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 9773 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 5957 | 12 Nisan 9717 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 5985 | 21 Nisan 9745 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 6013 | 30 Nisan 9773 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 6041 | 10 Iyyar 9801 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 6069 | 19 Nisan 9829 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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