Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional Priestly Blessing, a ...

Tens of thousands attended the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the Priestly Blessing amid ongoing tensions. The event, a ...

The visit marked exactly one year after Eliya’s mother, Sigi Cohen, prayed at the Western Wall for her son's safe return.

Released hostage Eliya Cohen, who is of priestly lineage, visited the Western Wall on Tuesday and delivered the Priestly Blessing to tens of thousands praying there.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly ...

The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual dating back to over 2,500 years ago when King Solomon’s Temple stood on the same site. The blessing is performed by Jewish men who can trace ...

Freed Hamas hostage Eliyah Cohen joined tens of thousands of Jews at the Kotel in Jerusalem on Chol Hamoed Pesach for Shachris davening and Birchas Kohanim.

In case of abuse, Report this post. The Talmud in Masechet Taanit explained that all of the Kohanim were on duty in the Beit Hamikdash during the three pilgrimage festivals. The question was asked ...

A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

After the waving ritual, a handful of the grain was burnt on the altar, and the rest was eaten by the Kohanim ... was in thanksgiving for God’s blessing and protection of the land and its ...