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ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Jews Observe Birkat Cohanim at Western Wall

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 5: An ultra-orthodox Jew covers his head with a prayer shawl during ceremonies for the Blessing of the Priests, or 'Birkat Cohanim' at the Western Wall on Monday, October 5, 2009, in Jerusalem, Israel. Thousands of religious Jews travel to Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the feast of the Tabernacles,which commemorates the Israelites journey through the desert after their exodus from Egypt.