Devout Jews around the world on Wednesday observed a ritual performed
only once every 28 years, saying their morning prayers under the open
sky in a ceremony called the "blessing of the sun." Tens of thousands
of worshippers stood next to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's walled
Old City, the holiest site where Jews can pray. Hundreds headed to the
ancient desert fortress of Masada, while others prayed on the roof of
a Tel Aviv high-rise and congregated on road sides. The prayer came on
the eve of the weeklong Passover festival, in which Jews commemorate
the exodus from slavery in Egypt. The timing was coincidental, but
added to the joyous feeling felt by many worshippers.
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