Praying Priests | Nat Geo Photo of the Day - National Geographic Photo of The Day for April 19 (2022)

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Picture of Jewish men praying beneath prayer shawls at the Western Wall

Praying Priests

Members of a Jewish priesthood, called the Cohanim, pray beneath prayer shawls at the Western Wall. The Cohanim can all trace their lineage to a single ancestor—which is why this photo appeared in an October 1999 story about genetics.

Photograph by Karen Kasmauski, Nat Geo Image Collection


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