Thousands of Jewish men attend the priest's blessing Cohanim prayer during the annual pilgrimage holiday of Succot, or the feast of the Tabernacles, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on October 16, 2011.
During the special pray,descendants of the Cohanim - priests bless the other people while covering themselves with the prayer shawl.
Jews pilgrim to Jerusalem during the holiday which commemorates the desert wanderings of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt more than 3000 years ago.

Photo:Ariel Jerozolimski