“Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them: “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.” Exodus 12: 22, 23

See previous post – “Passover and Our Passover Hope and Prayer”

So much has been written about Birkat Hachamah and Passover – Enjoy:

BIRKAT HACHAMAH  - happens once every 28 years!   

• Aish  Here Comes the Sun
• Arutz7 Arabs Attack Bat Ayin Jews Who Recited Blessing of the Sun by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu & via jewishindy ANOTHER JEWISH RESPONSE TO ARAB MURDER: BLESSING OF THE SUN & THE SON OF BAT AYIN, SHLOMO NATIV by Gail Winston, Middle East Analyst & Commentator / PHOTO ESSAY: Blessing the Sun from Atop Masada 5769
• Chabad.org  What is Birkat Hachamah? An Overview of this Rare Blessing / haaretz  Jews around world to greet sun with prayer said once in 28 years
• CNN  Jews celebrate Blessing of the Sun 
• Elder of Ziyon  Waiting for the sun
• Haaretz  50,000 participate in rare prayer ritual for sun at Western Wall
• Jacob Richman  Hi Everyone! On April 8, 2009, the eve of Passover, Jews around the world will rise early, gaze at the sun and recite the least-frequently-recited  blessing in Judaism: Birkat HaChama, the blessing on the sun. We recite this blessing once every 28 years. I created a resource page with links to articles and videos about Birkat HaChama. The address is: http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-birkat-hachama.htm Happy Passover, Jacob
• Jerusalem Post  Thousands attend Birkat Hahama prayers
• Los Angeles Time  Israel celebrates blessing of the sun 
• My Right Word PHOTOS And Where Were You 28 Years Ago? / Two Versions – Which Do You Choose To Believe
• Shiloh Musings  Just A Ray Of Sun, Birkat HaChamah PHOTOS
• TheKotel.org  Preparations for the Historic Mass Assembly of “Birkat HaChama”, at the Western Wall
• Washingtonpost  A Jewish Blessing of the Sun at Jerusalem’s Western Wall – Howard Schneider
• WEJEW  The Passover Story Movie
• WWRN  “Jews perform sun ritual for first time in 28 years”
• Ynetnews  Jews worldwide mark Blessing of the Sun 
• YouTube VIDEO Birkat Hachama 50.000 people waiting for sunrise in front of the western wall…happens just once every 28 years