Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel Sukkos 2011- ברכת כהנים בכותל סוכות 5772

Many thousands of Jews gathered at the Kotel (the Western Wall) on the 1st week day (for chutznikim) of Chol HaMoed Succos 5772 (the intermediate days of the Succos festival of 2011) for Birkat Kohanim (the Priestly Blessing) in accordance with the Torah’s commandment in the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) chapter 6 verse 23-27. The ceremony has become a tradition ever since the liberation of Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) and the rest of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. It is in