“If a nation and a country have a soul – then Jerusalem is their soul,” said Ben Gurion. He imagined the many pilgrims making their way up to Jerusalem and to the Kotel and understood the longing, the joy, and the desire to touch the stones of the Kotel and pray near them.
Photo: Ben Gurion with Teddy Kollek (former mayor of Jerusalem) at the Western Wall, courtesy of Rabbi Shechter’s family
Paraguay’s Vice President Visits the Western Wall
“At the Western Wall, We Pledge to Continue Supporting the People and State of Israel”
27 Tishrei 5787
October 8, 2026
