Bircat Cohanim - Succot 5768

This was one of the most awe inspiring things I have seen in Israel. Until minutes before bircat cohanim, it feels like a carnival. 15000 people, media, police, toursits, holy rabbis, blessings, you name it, it's going on. then the chazzan says "cohanim" and there is silence.

Arutz-7 reports:
The ceremony has become a tradition ever since the liberation of the Temple Mount during the Six-Day War in 1967 and is seen as an observance of the Jewish obligation to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple three times a year, on Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles). During the weeklong Pesach and Sukkot holidays, the ceremony is held on the second of the Hol haMoed (intermediate) days.

Hundreds of kohanim, Jews who trace their lineage to Aaron, the first High Priest, stood closest to the Western Wall to take part in the special blessings. Attending the Western Wall prayers Monday were Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yonah Metzger, as well as Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch. Rabbi Rabinovitch told Arutz-7 that Monday's priestly blessing marked the largest such gathering for prayers at the site since the first Sukkot after the Six Day War.

Police were forced to close the gates leading to the Western Wall Plaza due to its being filled to capacity by worshippers. "The blessing, however, reaches those stuck outside the plaza as well, obviously," Rabbi Rabinovitch said. He added that many of those packing the plaza were not outwardly observant. "Many secular Jews have adopted the custom of making a pilgrimage to the Western Wall on the holiday," he said.

The Birkat Kohanim is a part of daily prayers in Israel, but is only recited on holidays in most communities outside Israel. The blessing given appears in Numbers 6:23-27:

And G-d spoke to Moses saying: Speak unto Aaron and his sons, saying, in this manner shall you bless the children of Israel. Say to them:
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord shine His face upon you.
May the Lord lift His countenance upon you, and grant you peace.

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[wordisrael]

God awesome in this place, JERUSALEM.

[mizrachi35]

I was there and yes, it was absolutely amazing.

[bloodhoundHermetic]

@nosey1404 you are wrong.Muhammed was not a prophet of God.Yeshua was also not a mere prophet.Even though,I have Jewish lineage,I do believe in Yeshua not as prophet but as Messiah,God..read Daniel 7:13-14 and I dont follow Muhammed and never will.Your intentions are pure,but you do not know what you speak of,you dont know who the real Yeshua is!!you follow a false Isa,an imaginary story of a false prophet.Bad things to others how??,by protecting ourselves??..

[nosey1404]

@bloodhoundHermetic

Hi, we worship one god, and we believe in all prophets ,love and respect them . You are deny tow prophets Jesus and mohammed . You were salves in Egypt , god sent Moses " peace be upon him " to you, he helped you but you still doing bad things to yourself and to others . Look to Israel history, did this country stayed more than 100 years, what Roman did to you?? Can you ask your self why? God was good to you but you are not.

[bloodhoundHermetic]

@nosey1404 "No one takes it away from me,I lay it down by my own accord"- Yeshua.How then do you say,Israel killed!!.Muslims are the occupiers, thoroughly kicked the pagans out and if you come back with the black stone of Allah,we will kick you again,like in 1967,48...So chill follower of Muhammed and Kabah,ISrael is here to stay,whether you like it or not,and next time..we wont give the pagans a second chance to survival.

[EgoNamahaNemoRex]

@dereklinares He told you did he?

[nosey1404]

You were killed the Prophets

You are occupiers

God will not accept you

[dereklinares]

@WORSHIPYHWHONLY

Yahuwah is Elohim's real name

[Zeeceei]

F A B 

[schulz]

Kohein.com

[WORSHIPYHWHONLY]

How do you spell the name of YHWH ?

All I know is YAH. Can some one tell me the full name so I can praise him correctly?

Shalom.