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50,000 gather at Western Wall for traditional priestly blessing

by  Yori Yalon
Published on  09-26-2018 00:00
Last modified: 09-26-2018 00:00
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Some 50,000 people took part in the traditional ‎Sukkot priestly blessing ceremony at the Western ‎Wall on Wednesday.‎

The ceremony was led by Israel's chief rabbis, Chief ‎Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau and Chief Sephardi Rabbi ‎Yitzhak Yosef, and Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel ‎Rabinovitch. ‎

The blessing concluded with the chief rabbis ‎receiving the Sukkot pilgrims.‎

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman also ‎attended the service.‎

The Jerusalem District Police were on high alert ‎‎Wednesday, security for the event. Roads leading ‎‎into the city were partially closed and security ‎‎checks were set up to ensure worshippers' safety.

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