Geronimo
07.04.2009, 22:57
Jews around the world to bless sun in rare ritual
Apr. 7, 2009 02:29 PM
Associated Press
NEW YORK - At dawn on Wednesday, some devout Jews will observe a ritual that comes around only once every 28 years.
The Birkat Hachamah, or Blessing of the Sun, marks the moment, according to some rabbinical scholars, when the sun returns to the spot in the sky it occupied during creation.
In hundreds of places, from Israel and Italy to New Zealand and Kyrgyzstan, observant Jews planned to rise before dawn for outdoor prayers and dancing.
In Greenwich, Conn., Jen Sonenklare said she is taking her children to a beach ceremony in their pajamas.
"This is the first time I've ever heard of this holiday," said Sonenklare, whose husband is Catholic. "If you want to give your kids a religious identity, this'll give them something fun to remember."
In Manhattan, a rabbi was to lead a gathering at 7 a.m. near the United Nations. Another group was to pray near ground zero, the site of the demolished World Trade Center.
Organizers of a ceremony on the boardwalk in Long Beach, N.Y., on Long Island, said they would distribute sunglasses to worshippers. But they might go unused; the forecast was for a cloudy morning.
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement scheduled live Webcasts from seven locations as the sun moves across the Earth, starting at 8 a.m. local time in Christchurch, New Zealand, followed by events in Brisbane, Australia; Jerusalem; London; New York; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Honolulu.
In Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, Germany, some of about 3,500 Jews in the town - mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union - were to mark Birkat Hachamah in front of their synagogue.
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Der ganze Artikel da:
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2009/04/07/20090407ODDsun-blessing0407-ON.html
Mmh. Was sagen unsere Forenjuden denn dazu? Widerspricht das nicht der Schöpfungsgeschichte im Talmud? Fragen über Fragen....
Oh, und so ganz nebenbei habe ich erfahren, das in Offenbach 3500 Russenjuden existieren. Natürlich von deutschen Steuergeldern. Jetzt erklärt sich auch die Anwesenheit diverser User hier.
Apr. 7, 2009 02:29 PM
Associated Press
NEW YORK - At dawn on Wednesday, some devout Jews will observe a ritual that comes around only once every 28 years.
The Birkat Hachamah, or Blessing of the Sun, marks the moment, according to some rabbinical scholars, when the sun returns to the spot in the sky it occupied during creation.
In hundreds of places, from Israel and Italy to New Zealand and Kyrgyzstan, observant Jews planned to rise before dawn for outdoor prayers and dancing.
In Greenwich, Conn., Jen Sonenklare said she is taking her children to a beach ceremony in their pajamas.
"This is the first time I've ever heard of this holiday," said Sonenklare, whose husband is Catholic. "If you want to give your kids a religious identity, this'll give them something fun to remember."
In Manhattan, a rabbi was to lead a gathering at 7 a.m. near the United Nations. Another group was to pray near ground zero, the site of the demolished World Trade Center.
Organizers of a ceremony on the boardwalk in Long Beach, N.Y., on Long Island, said they would distribute sunglasses to worshippers. But they might go unused; the forecast was for a cloudy morning.
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement scheduled live Webcasts from seven locations as the sun moves across the Earth, starting at 8 a.m. local time in Christchurch, New Zealand, followed by events in Brisbane, Australia; Jerusalem; London; New York; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Honolulu.
In Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, Germany, some of about 3,500 Jews in the town - mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union - were to mark Birkat Hachamah in front of their synagogue.
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Der ganze Artikel da:
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2009/04/07/20090407ODDsun-blessing0407-ON.html
Mmh. Was sagen unsere Forenjuden denn dazu? Widerspricht das nicht der Schöpfungsgeschichte im Talmud? Fragen über Fragen....
Oh, und so ganz nebenbei habe ich erfahren, das in Offenbach 3500 Russenjuden existieren. Natürlich von deutschen Steuergeldern. Jetzt erklärt sich auch die Anwesenheit diverser User hier.