Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

Jewish men participate in a blessing during the holiday of Passover (Leo Correa/AP)

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer.

The “Birkat Cohanim”, or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual dating back more than 2,500 years to when King Solomon’s Temple stood on the same site.