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Covered in prayer shawls, Jewish men of the Cohanim Priestly caste participate in a blessing Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Video. Thousands of Jewish worshippers attend priestly blessing ceremony

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Jewish worshippers gathered at Jerusalem's Western Wall for the traditional priestly blessing, a ceremony conducted twice a year during Passover and Sukkot.

Jewish worshippers convened at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing ceremony, held semi-annually during the intermediate periods of Passover and Sukkot.

The priestly blessing is known as “birkat kohanim” in Hebrew.

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