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Jews offer prayers for the sun
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Updated: 2009-04-08 23:24

Jews offer prayers for the sun
Jewish worshippers take part in Birchat Hachamah, or "Blessing of the Sun", which is performed every 28 years, from a balcony overlooking the Western Wall (unseen), Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem April 8, 2009. [Agencies]