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…

Attention!

New Tour – The Great Bridge Route!

A Look into the Past

The Journey to Jerusalem

Western Wall Tunnels

The Chain of Generations Center

Notices from the Western Wall

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,…

Further details >

Eli Kay, Hy”d

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

Further details >

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…

Further details >

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

Further details >

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.…

Further details >

Governor of Arkansas Visits the Western Wall

The governor of the State of Arkansas, Governor Asa Hutchinson, visited the Western Wall today (Monday) with a…

Further details >

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

Come visit us >

Event Calendar

25 Kislev 5782

November 29, 2021

Second Night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza

This evening (Monday), family members of Eli Kay Hy”d, an employee of the Western

24 Kislev 5782

November 28, 2021

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

24 Kislev 5782

November 28, 2021

The lighting of the first candle of Chanukah – “A small amount of light banishes a great amount of darkness”

We salute the widows, orphans and disabled of the IDF: The first night of

24 Kislev 5782

November 28, 2021

A Story about Fate

Bs”d Miketz 5782 Parashat Miketz – 5782 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western

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.

Bat Mitzvah

Bat Mitzvah celebration is a special occasion for girls and their families

Send a Note

Donate

We invite you to be a true partner and assist in the ongoing maintenance of the Western Wall

Today November 29, 2021

Dawn:

End of prayer time:

Mid day:

Sunset:

The Western Wall

Western Wall Heritage Foundation

Attention!

The Western Wall

Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

Guidelines for Behavior at the Western Wall

The Kotel store is open

Come visit us >

Event Calendar

Shuttles on the day of the bar mitzvah

Bar Mitzvah Production

Bat Mitzvah

Directions

Ha'Omer 2 Jerusalem

Book a tour