Tens of thousands of worshippers arrived at the Western Wall in Jerusalem this morning (Tuesday) to participate in the prayer and the traditional priestly blessing ceremony for the Passover holiday.
The event was attended by the chief rabbis, thousands of priests and tens of thousands of worshippers.
Among those who came was captivity survivor Elia Cohen, who came to the Western Wall for the first time since he was released from captivity, nearly two months ago.
Cohen arrived at the Western Wall exactly one year after his mother Sigi was invited to the Priests' Blessing ceremony to pray for his release.
Ziv Aboud, the partner of the captivity survivor, posted a photo of him on Instagram from the event at the Western Wall - and wrote that he "dreamed of reaching this moment, the first time at the Western Wall since then.".
Cohen shared the photo himself.
During the morning prayer, he ascended to the Torah, as a priest. During the prayer, the priest held pictures of Elkana Bohbot, Alon Ohel, and Segev Kalfon, who are still being held captive in the Gaza Strip.
The father of the kidnapped Segev Kalfon, Kobi, also attended the Torah reading this morning at the Western Wall.
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