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From the Liveblog of Thursday, April 13, 2017

Tens of thousands attend Passover priestly benediction in Jerusalem

13 April 2017, 2:28 pm Edit

Tens of thousands participate in a priestly benediction ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, recalling the blessings of the priests in the ancient Jewish temples that stood by the site.

The blessing, drawn from Numbers 6:23-27, is among the oldest blessings in the Jewish tradition.

Hundreds of police, Border Police, volunteers and medical crews were on hand at the annual Passover event, police said.

A Jewish man covers himself with a prayer shawl while praying near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during the Passover priestly blessing on April 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) — A Jewish man covers himself with a prayer shawl while praying near the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Passover priestly blessing on April 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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