(12 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of Israeli policemen at entrance to western wall, dome of the rock in background
2. Tilt down from western wall to Jewish men praying beneath it
3. Zoom out from Jewish men performing Cohanim blessing wrapped in prayer shawls
4. Tilt down from wall to Jewish believers performing Cohanim blessing
5. Pan of men covered with prayer shawls moving from side to side as part of blessing
6. Crowd at western wall prayer through entrance of western wall tunnels
7. Various of Jewish worshipers heads covered with shawls praying inside tunnels
8. Men covered in prayer shawls dancing, then taking off shawls, goes to tilt up to western wall
9. Close up of man carrying Tora book to coffin
10. More of men covered with shawls performing special Cohanim blessing
11. Close up of man covered from head
12. Zoom out from prayer next to wall to wide of worshipers
STORYLINE
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews gathered at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, their holiest religious site, to receive a priestly blessing on Sunday.
Known as ''Birkat Cohanim" the Cohen's blessing, this is a ritual dating back to the time over 2,500 years ago when the Jewish temple stood on the same site.
Archaeological evidence places the Wailing Wall at the western perimeter of the original temple.
The blessing is given on special occasions.
Sunday is one of the holy days of the Passover holiday and one of three times a year when religious Jews are expected to make a brief pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Cohen is a common family name among Jews and signifies descent from the priestly caste who led prayers and conducted sacrifices in the temple.
The blessing is recited in Hebrew while the Cohens cover their heads with prayer shawls, avert their eyes from those receiving the blessing.
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