Home Media Photo of the Day Photo Essay: Jerusalem Pilgrimage and Priestly Blessings 5772 MediaPhoto of the DayColumnsYishai Fleisher Photo Essay: Jerusalem Pilgrimage and Priestly Blessings 5772 By Yishai Fleisher - 18 Nisan 5772 – April 9, 2012 0 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter tweet Photo Credit: Jewish worshippers cover themselves with prayer shawls as they pray in front of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, during the mass priestly blessing on the pilgrimage holiday of Passover. The priestly blessing is know in Hebrew as Birkat Kohanim or as 'the raising of the hands' (Hebrew: nesiat kapayim), or 'Dukhanen' (from the Hebrew word dukhan - platform - because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum). The Priestly Blessing consists of the following Biblical verses (Numbers 6:24–26): May the LORD bless you and guard you - May the LORD make His face shed light upon you and be gracious unto you - May the LORD lift up His face unto you and give you peace. Jews from all over Israel and the world come on the pilgrimage festivals to take part in the mass Birkat Kohanim. Jews stand on the Mount of Olives overlooking the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and gaze towards the Temple Mount, where two temples stood and were destroyed. Jews pray for the reestablishment of a third temple in the same place. The Mamilla open-air mall stands adjacent to the western entrance of Jerusalem's Old City at Jaffa Gate. In a few short years since its establishment, it has become a popular shopping and dining destination. It was packed on the day of the Priestly Blessing of Passover 5772. After the Priestly Blessing the Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar welcomes worshipers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and blessed them himself. Advertisement RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Video of the Day Thousands Gather at Western Wall for Birkat Kohanim on Pesach Jerusalem New Electricity Infrastructure Project Planned for Jerusalem Photo of the Day Expel UNRWA Headlines Russia Pelosi Blames Putin for Anti-Biden, Pro-Hamas Protests, Russians Not Amused Hamas Fearful of a Million Gazans’ Entry from Rafah, Egypt Hastily Revives Hostage Talks Latest News Stories Russia Pelosi Blames Putin for Anti-Biden, Pro-Hamas Protests, Russians Not Amused IDF & Security IDF Rescues UN Officials from Hamas Mortar Fire at Gaza Aid Pier Holocaust Survivors of Both the Holocaust and October 7 to Lead March of the Living On Campus / Education Pro-Hamas Riots, Mass Arrests on Campuses from Sea to Shining Sea Hamas Fearful of a Million Gazans’ Entry from Rafah, Egypt Hastily Revives Hostage Talks Israel At War: Iron Swords Hamas Attacks Aid Pier Under Construction on Gaza Shore News Briefs News Briefs Axe Wielding Terror Attack Foiled at Machoch Farm News Briefs Israeli Bedouin Killed in Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile Attack Recommended Today Holocaust Survivors of Both the Holocaust and October 7 to Lead March of the Living On Campus / Education Pro-Hamas Riots, Mass Arrests on Campuses from Sea to Shining Sea IDF & Security Smotrich: Failed Chief of Staff Must Not Appoint Successor to Failed Military Intelligence Chief Israel At War: Iron Swords Antisemitic Rage Sweeps NYC’s Higher Education System Sponsored Posts Unlock Your Future with a Degree from Bar Ilan University Sponsored Posts Tova Point Fasting and Feasting on Zayin Adar Sponsored Posts Sponsored Post