Birkat Hachamah 693 - A rare Jewish blessing recited once every 28 years thanking G-d for creating the sun

Birkat Hachamah 693 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4453

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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 4453 occurred on Wednesday, 29 March 0693.

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 637	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	24 Adar II 4397
Birkat Hachamah 665	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	5 Nisan 4425
Birkat Hachamah 693	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	WednesdayWed, March 29Mar 29	14 Nisan 4453
Birkat Hachamah 721	WednesdayWed, March 30Mar 30	WednesdayWed, March 30Mar 30	23 Nisan 4481
Birkat Hachamah 749	WednesdayWed, March 30Mar 30	WednesdayWed, March 30Mar 30	2 Nisan 4509

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 693 / בִרְכַּת הַחַמָּה 4453

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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