Thousands at Kotel Birkas Kohanim

Thousands of Jews, religious, secular and Orthodox, gathered on Monday morning at the Western Wall to participate in the traditional priestly blessing during the chol hamoed period of the festival of Passover.

They came to be blessed at the holy site by the priests, descendents of the tribe of Levi, twice during the prayer services of Shaharit and Mussaf.

The area is heavily protected by dozens of policemen and Border Policemen, many of whom are volunteers, who are positioned along the path from Jaffa Gate. Due to the hot temperatures, Magen David Adom paramedics (MDA) have also been stationed with large quantities of water and drinks.

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