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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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A Birkat Hachamah Primer
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.
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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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