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Birkat Kohanim
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October 20, 2024, 2:31 pm
Relatives of hostages among thousands gathered at Western Wall for priestly blessing
Ceremony includes special prayers for those held captive in Gaza and for the welfare of Israel’s soldiers
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October 2, 2023, 8:16 pm
Worshipers hail ‘remedial’ priestly prayer in Jerusalem after Tel Aviv confrontation
Many at the vast event at the Western Wall describe it as a corrective experience
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April 9, 2023, 5:00 pm
Wary amid terror fears, thousands of Jews receive priestly blessing at Western Wall
In a monotheistic trifecta, a stream of Jews, Muslims and Christians celebrate their different holidays in an ultra-tense Old City
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April 9, 2023, 3:27 pm
Hundreds of Jews tour tense Temple Mt.; Jordan warns against violations of status quo
842 non-Muslims visit site; Palestinians barricade inside Al-Aqsa Mosque overnight, but police don’t enter; unlike last week, says Dermer, those inside were not planning violence
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April 20, 2022, 11:51 am
Palestinans inside Al-Aqsa Mosque throw Molotov cocktails; right-wingers plan march
Palestinian rioters hurling petrol bombs spark small fires at mosque, amid minor clashes; Israeli parade organizers say it will go ahead, despite police ban on current route
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April 20, 2022, 9:27 am
Thousands attend Passover priestly blessing at Western Wall in tense Jerusalem
Event ends peacefully as large numbers of police officers help secure prayer ceremony in wake of recent violence in capital
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April 20, 2022, 6:30 am
Hamas says ‘finger on the trigger’ ahead of planned right-wing Jerusalem march
Nationalists push for event at Old City against police orders; priestly blessing ceremony to draw thousands to Western Wall; Gaza terror groups say they’re readying for conflict
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April 18, 2022, 6:42 am
Western Wall Passover prayer event ends peacefully, with relatively low turnout
Semi-annual priestly blessing event draws only a few thousand Jewish worshipers to Old City, as police face ongoing threat of Palestinian violence in capital
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ToI Staff
September 22, 2021, 10:27 am
Thousands gather at Western Wall for traditional Sukkot priestly blessing
Throngs of Jewish worshipers make pilgrimage to Jerusalem for ceremony, with hundreds of police officers securing the area
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March 29, 2021, 11:04 am
Thousands at Western Wall for traditional Passover priestly blessing ceremony
In stark contrast to last year, when only a symbolic 10 people were permitted to participate, rolled back virus restrictions allow masses to reach Old City site
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April 12, 2020, 11:40 am
Western Wall priestly blessing held with 10 worshipers, including US envoy
Traditional Passover pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which usually draws tens of thousands, cut back drastically due to restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus
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April 22, 2019, 12:08 pm
Tens of thousands gather at Western Wall for priestly blessing
Throngs of Jewish worshipers make traditional Passover pilgrimage to Jerusalem for semiannual ceremony held under heavy security
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September 26, 2018, 5:23 pm
Tens of thousands flock to Western Wall for priestly blessing
Ceremony sees male descendants of the Kohanim priestly caste gather to bestow a benediction during the Sukkot festival
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