Rabbis arrested for organizing sun blessing

As some of you may have noticed in the comments, Wednesday is a once-in-28-year event for Jews: Birkas (or Birkat) HaChammah, blessing the sun. You can find more details about it here.In New York City, 112 years ago (in 1897), two Orthodox Rabbis were arrested for organizing Birkas HaChammah without a permit! Here's the story from the New York Times (if you have trouble viewing it, click on the