Tens of Thousands Attend Priestly Blessing at Western Wall
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
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- Tens of thousands gathered for the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall.
- The ceremony took place during the intermediate days of Sukkot.
- Hundreds of kohanim recited the ancient biblical blessing.
- Singing evoked ancient Temple traditions.
Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem on Thursday morning for the traditional Priestly Blessing ceremony, held during the intermediate days of the Sukkot holiday. Hundreds of kohanim (priests) participated, raising their hands to recite the ancient biblical blessing from the Book of Numbers.
The event commenced with the morning prayer and the first Priestly Blessing at 8:45 AM, followed by the additional Musaf prayer and the main Priestly Blessing. The ceremony included singing intended to evoke the ancient tradition of Levite chanting from the time of the Temple, symbolizing a connection between the present and the Jewish people's roots near the Temple Mount.
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