Jews gather at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York on Wednesday April 8 2009 to observe the holiday of Birkat Hachamah

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Jews gather at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York on Wednesday April 8 2009 to observe the holiday of Birkat Hachamah Birkat Hachamah the Blessing of the Sun occurs every 28 years when the sun returns to the position it occupied at the same time during the week of creation This year the holiday falls on the eve of Passover which celebrates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt Frances M Roberts

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