“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
The president of Argentina concluded his visit to Israel with a prayer at the Western Wall.
Argentina’s President during his visit to the Western Wall: “Here I feel close to God!”
5 Iyar 5786
April 22, 2026
