Happy Sun Day

Today marks the 206th 28-year cycle of the sun. The sun is at the same spot as the forth day of creation, 90 degrees above the eastern horizon. This occurs every 10,227 days. This morning we recited the following blessing from http://www.ritualwell.org/ on the rooftop of a member's home in Chelsea.

Oh Holy Creator of Sun and Moon,

We are awed by the designs of this world. As we gather with our family and friends for Passover, we commemorate the Exodus from Egypt and celebrate our liberation that the story inspires. With the blessing of Birkat HaChammah, we also honor the sun, which warms us and gives us light. May we always appreciate the cycles of the seasons and the season of our lives as they cycle.

Today we honor the changes that have occurred in the last twenty-eight years that have made us freer. We have ordained women rabbis; created a Jewish environmental consciousness; welcomed GLBT Jews into our midst; seen Israel be a leader in solar power development; and accepted that interfaith families are part of our "mixed multitude."

Grant us the ability to use the healing power of the sun wisely. Bestow your Light and sunshine on the sons and daughters of this next generation. Let us all continue to work toward liberation for all beings on this planet. May we be blessed to see the sunrise and say Birkat HaChammah, in the next twenty-eight years.

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Feel free to add it to your seder. May it be a bright day for each of you!