The Western Wall Heritage Foundation will hold this year’s Birkat Cohanim at both Shacharit and Musaf services.

Sunday 5th April 2026 - י"ח ניסן תשפ"ו 

In the presence of the Chief Rabbis of Israel and the Rabbi of the Kotel and holy sites.

Birkat Kohanim times:
8:45am ~ Shacharit morning prayers 
9:30am ~ Birkat Cohanim of Shacharit 
10:15am ~ Musaf 
10:30am ~ Birkat Cohanim of Musaf 
Cohanim are invited to come and bless the people of Israel with love.

The prayers will be broadcast live on the Western Wall Heritage Foundation’s website at www.thekotel.org.

The Old City will be closed to private vehicles throughout the holiday, please arrive by public transportation.

The tradition of the communal blessing at the Kotel began 55 years ago, and has been organized for years by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation on the Chol Hamoed days of Pesach and Sukkot, where hundreds of Cohanim bless the crowd with the priestly blessing.