Jerusalem – Hundreds of Kohanim bless thousands of worshipers who made pilgrimage to Jerusalem for traditional Passover blessing. Reception held with chief rabbis.
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Close to ten thousand worshippers participated in Thursday’s Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall which is held during the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. Hundreds of security forces and first-aid teams deployed throughout the area in order to protect the believers.
Hundreds of Kohanim wrapped in prayer shawls blessed the crowd, which came from around the country for the occasion.
The Priestly Blessing has been held during the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot at the Western Wall for the past 40 years. Hundreds of Kohanim bless worshippers with the traditional blessing.
Following the event, the chief rabbis of Israel, Rabbi Yona Metzger and Rabbi Shlomo Amar, and Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich received the worshippers in a reception held in the Western Wall pavilion giving them blessings and wishing them a happy holiday.
A similar event will be held later Thursday at the Hurva Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter for the speedy recovery of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, who usually partakes in the festive events but is currently indisposed do to illness. His son, the chief rabbi of Safed, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, will receive the worshippers at the synagogue.
Is it really permitted for the kohanim to duchen by the kosel before binyan bayis shilishi? I’m assuming since some rabbonim participated, it was deemed ok.
May I have the Zuchus one time in my life to be one of those Kohanim b’Ezrat Hashem.
I thought everyone knew that in Eretz Yisrael the minhag is for Kohanim to bench every day of the year, unlike in America where we only do so on Chagim due to simchas Yom Tov.
The postings in response to no. 1 (who asked a legitimate question) were the typically arrogant “what a stupid question” that is so typical of the sinas chinam assuring that we are unlikely to see Bayis Shelishi Bimheira Beyameinu.