Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

Birkhat HaChammah - The Year of Blessing the SunNorth American Solar and Renewable Energy Campaign in the Jewish Community

http://jrf.org/birkat-hahammah

The year 5769 (2008-2009) will be the little known Jewish year of “Birkhat HaHammah” the “blessing of the sun.” Every 28 years, the ancient rabbis demarked a time in the Jewish calendar that celebrates the ceremonial return of the sun to its original place in the cosmos during creation.

JRF is part of a national coalition that will use this rare event to focus on solar power and energy stewardship.

See www.blessthesun.org and the Birkhat HaHammah blog http://coejlblog.blog.com/4360537/

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Ritualwell.org- managed through Kolot: The Center for Gender Studies at RRC and in coordination with JRF has also uploaded resources for Birkhat Hachamah at http://www.ritualwell.org/holidays/sitefolder.2008-09-16.5411107743/

Additional Resources on Judaism and the sustainability are available at:

http://jrf.org/omer2008-enviro

http://jrf.org/node/1264#enviro

http://jrf.org/omer/2007