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
Amidah
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The Amidah, also called the Shemoneh Esreh, is an important prayer in Judaism. Religious Jews recite the Amidah during each of the three services prayed on weekdays: Morning, afternoon, and evening. O
Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia (1906—1913)
Morning Prayer, 2005.