How many Courses is The Western Wall made of?

The Western Wall is made of 45 courses of stone of which 28 are above ground and 17 rows are still underground under the Western Wall Plaza.

What is the Western Wall?

The Western Wall is one of the four supporting walls of the Temple Mount that remained intact after the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash-The Second Temple.

What is the Small Western Wall?

The Small Western Wall is the name of the additional exposed section of the Western Wall located approximately 170 meters north of the Prayer Plaza. It is reached via a narrow alleyway near the Iron Gate, located in the Muslim Quarter.

The Western Wall

Western Wall Heritage Foundation

The Western Wall Train and Shuttle bus depart from Jaffa Gate and return every 20…

The Great Stone (classic) Tunnels Tour Important update: Development work is going to be done…

Due to the renovation, the site will be closed to visitors between May 5, 2019…

In accordance with Tav Yarok regulations, entrance for over 100 people to Wilson’s Arch is…

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Western Wall Tunnels

New Tour – The Great Bridge Route!

The Chain of Generations Center

A Look into the Past

The Journey to Jerusalem

Notices from the Western Wall

Seventh Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza in the Presence of the US Ambassador to Israel

The candle-lighting service took place at the prayer plaza. The Ambassador lit the seventh Chanukah candle along with his son, and then said

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The Great Bridge: The Prime Minister inaugurates a new route in the Western Wall Tunnels with fascinating findings from the Second Temple period, and lights the first Chanukah candle

This evening, while lighting the first candle of Chanukah, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, along with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz,…

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Eli Kay, Hy”d

Eli Kay, Hy”d, made aliya as a lone soldier in 2016 in order to serve in the IDF.…

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The Western Wall Heritage Foundation and the rabbi of the Western Wall, are deeply pained by the despicable murder this morning of Eliyahu Kay Hy”d

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation and the rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, are deeply pained…

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Dedication of the Western Wall Heritage Center

The Western Wall Heritage Center building, built by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation with the assistance of various government offices and with the donation

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The 6th of Kislev is the yahrzeit of David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister.

“If a nation and a country have a soul – then Jerusalem is their soul,” said Ben Gurion.…

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The Western Wall

We all know that the Western Wall, the Kotel, is the most significant site in the world for the Jewish people. We know that it is the last remnant of our Temple. We also know that Jews from around the world gather here to pray. People write notes to G-d and place them between the ancient stones of the Wall.

Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation invites you to celebrate a Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel, in a unique atmosphere of unity and holiness, and at no charge.

Guidelines for Behavior at the Western Wall

The Western Wall is a sacred site. Therefore, we request that you abide by the guidelines for behavior when visiting the Western Wall complex.

Send a Note

place a note between the Western Wall stones

Western Wall Cameras

Watch the Western Wall in real-time

souvenir shop

The Kotel store is open

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Event Calendar

2 Tevet 5782

December 6, 2021

The Little Secret Behind Incitement

Parashat Vayigash 5782 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

1 Tevet 5782

December 5, 2021

Eighth Night of Chanukah at under the theme – Unity and Love among the Jewish People

Eighth Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza under the theme – Unity

30 Kislev 5782

December 4, 2021

Seventh Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza in the Presence of the US Ambassador to Israel

The candle-lighting service took place at the prayer plaza. The Ambassador lit the

28 Kislev 5782

December 2, 2021

Fifth Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza

Fifth Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza This evening (Thursday) the fifth

Shuttles on the day of the bar mitzvah

Parasha of the Week

The Kotel for Kids

Bar Mitzvah Production

Interesting Facts

The Western Wall Plaza hosts approximately 60,000 people. It symbolizes the Jewish link to Jerusalem and serves as the synagogue closest to the remains of both Holy Temples.

The Western Wall's visible stones tell of its history from the time of the Holy Temples' ruin. The original Herodian stones are distinct from the others in size and in their unique borders.

The building style of "grading" used when layering the Western Wall's stones, teaches us that the Temple Mount's walls were not perpendicular but marginally sloping.