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Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Cohanim Priestly caste participate in a blessing covered by prayer shawls during the Jewish holiday of Passover, in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday April 16, 2006. The Cohanim, believed to be descendants of priests who served God in the Jewish Temple before it was destroyed, perform a blessing ceremony of the Jewish people three times a year during the festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)