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…

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

Information about accessibility at the Western Wall Plaza and the Western Wall Tunnels sites is…

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

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A Look into the Past

New Tour – The Great Bridge Route!

The Chain of Generations Center

The Journey to Jerusalem

Western Wall tunnels- The Great Stone Route

Notices from the Western Wall

Ashkelon Children and Notes for the Kotel

Every year, Ashkelon children collect notes from city schools and ascend to Jerusalem, right before summer vacation, with…

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From the US to the Western Wall to celebrate Bar Mitzvah

Mazal tov to Yoni Teitelbaum who came from the US to celebrate his bar mitzvah at the Kotel.…

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Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration for IDF orphans.

We congratulate and embrace the families and the girls and boys.

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Andrea Bocelli, the Italian operatic tenor, came for a visit to the Western Wall

Andrea Bocelli, the Italian operatic tenor, came for a visit to the Western Wall this morning with his…

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The Excelling Chemist Visits the Western Wall

Neta Eiger, an 11th grader from Kibbutz Tirat Zvi, recently traveled abroad for the International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad.…

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Motzaei Shavuot at the Western Wall

Thousands of worshippers are now at the Western Wall Plaza movingly singing together as the Shavuot holiday ended.…

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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

Souvenirs from the Western Wall

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Event Calendar

23 Sivan 5782

June 22, 2022

Ashkelon Children and Notes for the Kotel

Every year, Ashkelon children collect notes from city schools and ascend to Jerusalem, right

22 Sivan 5782

June 21, 2022

Rebellion, Justice, and Mercy

Parashat Korach – 5782 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy

17 Sivan 5782

June 16, 2022

From the US to the Western Wall to celebrate Bar Mitzvah

Mazal tov to Yoni Teitelbaum who came from the US to celebrate his bar

15 Sivan 5782

June 14, 2022

Seeing the External and Remembering the Internal

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

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

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

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The Western Wall

Western Wall Heritage Foundation

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The Western Wall

Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

Guidelines for Behavior at the Western Wall

Souvenirs from the Western Wall

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Event Calendar

Shuttles on the day of the bar mitzvah

Bar Mitzvah Production

Bat Mitzvah

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