Some 25,000 people arrived at the Western Wall this morning to take part in traditional Sukkot holiday prayers, especially the Priestly Blessing, where hundreds of Kohanim [of priestly lineage] blessed, as one, the thousands of worshipers. Police sources said that this was one of the largest gathering of worshipers at the Wall in the past two years.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hosted in his sukkah this morning soldiers who made aliyah [immigration to Israel] in recent years. A sukkah is a temporary one-room home built for the weeklong holiday of Sukkot, which ends this Friday. Volunteers from all over the country will also visit the Prime Minister's sukkah.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hosted in his sukkah this morning soldiers who made aliyah [immigration to Israel] in recent years. A sukkah is a temporary one-room home built for the weeklong holiday of Sukkot, which ends this Friday. Volunteers from all over the country will also visit the Prime Minister's sukkah.