The first-born son was meant to receive a double portion of the inheritance of the father; this was the first-born son’s birthright, as well as the priestly blessing of the father. The first ...

Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions ...

The Priestly Blessings will be held in the presence of hostages released from captivity, their families, families of hostages who have not yet been released, wounded soldiers, IDF heroes ...

Due to high demand, the Priestly Blessing will be held on two separate days for the first time.The post Freed hostages, IDF wounded to join Passover blessings at Western Wall ...

I always like to end a worship service with an ancient blessing from the Book of Numbers. The priestly blessing from Chapter ...

Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20. In Germany, individual priests have been blessing same-sex couples for ...