Prayers at the Wall
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IN PICTURES: Priestly Passover prayers at the Western Wall
The blessing, known in Hebrew as birkat hakohanim, takes place twice a year on Passover and Sukkot.
Draped in prayer shawls, thousands of Jewish men descended from the Kohanim - the priests of the Temple - gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday morning to perform the priest's blessing, known in Hebrew as Birkat Hakohanim, for Passover.
The blessing takes place twice a year on Passover and Sukkot, in between the holy days at the start and the end of each festival, known as the intermediate days.
Touching the wall (Photo: AFP)
Arms raised in prayer (Photo: EPA)
Thousands of worshippers (Photo: AFP)
Watching beside a model of the Temple (Photo: AFP)
The Israeli flag flutters nearby (Photo: AFP)
Holding up the Torah scroll (Photo: AFP)
Reading from the Torah (Photo: AFP)
Jewish men from all walks of life were in attendance (Photo: AFP)
A star of David casts a shadow across a worshipper's face (Photo: AFP)
The crowded Western Wall (Photo: EPA)
