Priestly Blessing
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The Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction, also known in rabbinic literature as raising of the hands, rising to the platform, dukhenen, or duchening, is a Hebrew prayer recited by Kohanim. The tex
Large crowds congregate on Passover at the Western Wall to receive the priestly blessing
Ketef Hinnom scrolls: The second Silver Scroll, a scroll from the First Temple period containing the Priestly Blessing, on display at the Israel Museum. The scroll is the earliest known artifact written in the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet.
Blessing gesture depicted on the gravestone of Rabbi and Kohen Meschullam Kohn (1739–1819)
Mosaic in the synagogue of Enschede
Benediction
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A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. It can also refer to a specific Christian religious service including the exposition
Priestly Blessing
…in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic, Evangelical-Lutheran, and Anglican churches. In Christian contexts, the Priestly Blessing is generally known as The Benediction, and often concludes the Mass (service of worship). Settings of the text include…
Icon of Jesus Christ Pantokrator by Theophanes the Cretan. His right hand is raised in benediction.
Benediction given by a Lutheran priest at the Lutheran Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Moscow
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart Chaplaincy, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.