Stay updated with breaking news from Birkat Hakohanim. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Despite decades of advocacy and significant donations, the bureaucratic hurdles have prevented the realization of a simple solution to make this holy site accessible to all.
Many at the vast event at the Western Wall describe it as a corrective experience
The sukkah, which can house up to 650 people, will be open to the public during the intermediate days of the Sukkot holiday. By Yulia Karra, ISRAEL21c The municipality of Jerusalem announced that it has once again built the world’s largest sukkah for the week-long holiday of Sukkot, which begins this Friday night. The 800-square-meter
Jerusalem, Oct 12 (EFE).- Thousands of Jewish worshippers Wednesday flocked to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall for the traditional priestly blessing event, as security forces have been put on high alert. The ceremony, known as Birkat Hakohanim, takes place twice a year, during the Jewish holidays of Sukkot and Passover. In the prayer, clerics with the surname …
Using Cohen's own notes, and recollections of Israeli soldiers who heard him, Matti Friedman teases out the astounding story of the Jewish singer-priest on the Yom Kippur frontline