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I thank G__D for his creation and hope that positive radiations of blessings reach us all
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Watching the video I was strangly moved. I shared this information with friends as we spent the day getting ready ready for the first night of Passover and felt in awe as the Sun truly reveal itself as we watched the sunset leaving the sky blessed with many colors annoucing the end of the day and the beginning of Pesach. Thank you for sharing this moving ritual. G-d willing I will still be alive to participate in the cermony 28 years from.
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Once again, I can not thank-you enough for that beautiful, awe inspiring video from Brisbane, Australia. I could not attend a public ceremony since I am in a cast, but thank G-d, the video was a mini service which brought tears to my eyes! I was able to follow the Birkat Hachamah prayers, right in the comfort of my home and it was as if I were in synagogue. Everybody, have a sweet Pesach. And may G-d continue to bless this organization and continue to educate us. It goes beyond words, to depict what a blessing this website it!
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The Blessing for the Sun
A Birkat Hachamah Primer |
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Every twenty-eighth year in the springtime, Jews gather in public to recite The Blessing of the Sun--one of the rarest and least-known practices in Judaism. (6:17) | |
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The Great Luminaries and the Clarification of Reality
Examining the inner meaning of the blessing of the sun from the perspective of Kabbalah, and its relevance to current events.
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11 Nissan, 5741 • April 15, 1981
There is a solution to America’s energy crisis: Solar Energy. Solar technology requires far less time to develop than other energy sources.
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Part 1
An illustrated explanation of why we make this blessing once every 28 years. Engaging, informative and entertaining.
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Part 2
An explanation of how we can make a blessing on the sun at the beginning of its cycle--when it's visibly not at the beginning of its cycle.
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From Lubavitch World Headquarters
News clips of the historic 1981 gathering outside Lubavitch World Headquarters, where thousands of men, women and children blessed G-d for creating the sun.
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Nissan 4 5781 - April 8 1981
When beholding the mighty sun’s cycle renewed, it is time to strengthen awareness of G-d’s role in creation...
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Nissan 4 5781 - April 8 1981
Vintage footage of the Birkat Hachamah ceremony at 770—Lubavitch World Headquarters in 1981.
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