ברכת הכהנים בכותל המערבי חוה"מ פסח יום חמישי, י"ט בניסן תשפ"ה | Birkat Kohanim at Kotel Pesach 2025

Tens of thousands took part this morning (Thursday) in the second Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) ceremony during the Shacharit and Musaf prayers of the Passover holiday, held at the Western Wall Plaza. The ceremony was attended by the rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, government ministers, members of Knesset and public figures, the families of hostages Segev Kalphon, Uriel Baruch, and Yosef Chaim Ohana who remain in Hamas captivity, the heroic Rachel from Ofakim, Nova Festival survivors, hundreds of Kohanim, and tens of thousands of worshippers. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz led the prayers, and afterward, together with the massive crowd, offered heartfelt prayers for the swift return of the hostages, the safety of IDF soldiers and security forces, the recovery of the wounded, and for peace and security in Israel. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation expressed great satisfaction with the holiday events, reporting that over half a million worshippers and visitors have come to the Western Wall Plaza since the start of the holiday to fulfill the mitzvah of "Aliyah laRegel" (pilgrimage), including rabbis, public figures, many tourists from abroad,