Parashat Naso: The Priestly Blessing’s many layers
Its words are the oldest of the Torah ever found and the earliest artifact of Jewish liturgy we have in physical form, some 500 years before the Dead Sea Scrolls.
AFTER COVERING their heads with ‘tallitot,’ the Kohanim raise their hands to bless the congregation (Pictured: On Sukkot at the Western Wall)(photo credit: FLASH90)ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
