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Thursday, 20 Iyyar, 5786
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JEM Mixes It Up

Award-wining sound designer and re-recording mixer Chen Harpaz has teamed up with JEM - Jewish Educational Media for the new film "Blessing of the Sun." He remixed Lubavitch nigunim at his Vertigo Power studio in New York. COLlive has a preview. Photos, Audio

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exactly
March 24, 2009 9:17 pm

birchas hachma is always in a hakhel year

to 9
March 23, 2009 9:53 am

well its only possible to fall out on hakehel year

to #9
March 23, 2009 4:54 am

What you heard is incorrect.

This is the ELEVENTH time in history that Birkas Hachama is on Erev Pesach. The last time this happened was 1925. Before that you need to go back to sometime in the 1300s.

From the date converter on chabad.org –
http://www.chabad.org/calendar/default-response_cdo/cType/1/civil_month/4/civil_day/8/civil_year/1925/jewish_month/7/jewish_day//jewish_year//submit1/GO%C2%A0%C2%BB

to #7 & 8
March 23, 2009 4:12 am

What I heard is that it is the 3rd time in history that Birkas Hachama is falling out on Shnas Hakhel, the 2 previous times were Yetzias Mitrayim and Purim.

to #7
March 23, 2009 3:11 am

“This year it also comes out at the exact time that the sun was created i.e. 6 am which only took place three times since the creation of the world. ” Look in Brachos 59b – the Sun was created on the evening going into Wednesday, not at 6:00 AM on Wednesday morning. The Sun is back in this position every 28 years, not only 3 times in history. Perhaps your getting confused with another legend – that this is the third time in history that Birchas Hachama is on Erev Pesach. This is also not true. In 1925, Birchas… Read more »

to #1
March 22, 2009 10:28 pm

Birchat Hachama is when we make specific brachos (Oseh Maaseh Breishis, Shehecheyonu and more) as the sun is located in the same location as it was in when HaShem created the world – showing the wonders and greatness of Hashem’s creations. This year it also comes out at the exact time that the sun was created i.e. 6 am which only took place three times since the creation of the world.

to #5
March 22, 2009 6:00 pm

It was borrowed from chabad.org

SHLIACH
March 22, 2009 4:39 pm

WHY IS THERE AN OTZER SIDDUR IN THE JEM OFFICES??

mistake
March 22, 2009 12:31 pm

the second song has a note missing in the tune on the words Mi Hu Zeh V’eyzehu… the tune on the word “Zeh” is missing and incorrect. it shouldbe fixed!!!
Shliach

cover?
March 22, 2009 11:10 am

Wow!! who designed the cover?

Blessing of yhe Sun
March 22, 2009 10:06 am

I don’t understand the equipment on the photos but the music is great BLESSING for the senses!

what is this for]
March 22, 2009 9:36 am
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