Watch live: Tens of thousands attend Priestly BlessingTens of thousands of Jews from Israel and abroad attend Priestly Blessing event at Western Wall.
Tens of thousands attend Birkat Kohanim at Western Wall
The traditional Priestly Blessing ceremony includes hundreds of priests, descendants of the priestly tribe of Levi. The priests cover themselves in prayer shawls as they bless the Jewish people in the holiest place for the Jewish people, and thousands are expected to attend.
The commandment to bless the Jewish people and the words of the blessing are found in the Bible (Numbers 6: 22-27).
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