Birkat Hachamah for Hebrew Year 4677 occurred 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 861 | 11 Nisan 4621 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 889 | 21 Nisan 4649 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 917 | 29 Adar II 4677 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 945 | 9 Nisan 4705 | ||
Birkat Hachamah 973 | 19 Nisan 4733 |
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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