Satmar Rebbe And Thousands Of his people (chasidim) have gathered Wednesday morning April 8, 2009 In Williamsburg.Brooklyn NY On Bedford Avenue By The B.Q.E. to take part in the rare Mitzvah of Birchas Hachama “Birchas Hachamah” the Blessing of the Sun occurs once in 28 years. One of the rarest and least-known practices in Judaism, the ceremony thanks G-d for the kindness He bestows upon His creations every day. It Also marks the moment, according to rabbinical scholars, when the sun returns to the spot in the sky it occupied during creation.