She added that she hopes the prayer brings unity and lasting peace across Israel. The blessing is recited in Hebrew while religious men cover their heads with prayer shawls, creating a sea of ...

(The Hebrew is in the list of blessings in the siddur) It is best to recite the blessing with a minyan (quorum of 10 men) but one can say the blessing alone. The rabbis disagreed on whether the ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. The “Birkat Cohanim”, or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual ...

Jews are currently observing the week-long holiday of Passover. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men participate in a blessing (Leo Correa/AP) The prayer was led by many of the country’s top rabbis as well as ...