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Jewish men draped in the Talith traditional prayer male shawl perform the Priestly Blessing during the Pesach (Passover) holiday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on April 6, 2015. At least 50,000 Jewish worshippers attended the prayer ceremony, which involves Jews from the Cohanim priestly caste gathering to bless the crowds in a ritual which dates back to biblical times, as Israel marked the week-long Passover festival, remembering the Jews' escape from slavery in Egypt. The blessing can only be performed by Jewish men who are believed to be of direct patrilineal descent from Aaron, the brother of Moses. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)