The Western Wall Heritage Foundation shares in the sorrow of the Herzog family upon the passing of Ora Herzog, mother of President Isaac Herzog, and wife of the sixth president and military governor of Jerusalem when it was reunited, Chaim Herzog z’l. Mrs. Herzog was the founder of the Council for a Beautiful Israel that gave the Israel Prize to the Western Wall Tunnels in 1993.
May the Lord comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Prayers to the Western Wall from 140 countries: “For My House shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in keeping with tradition: Prayer notes placed between the stones of the Western Wall over the past six months have been removed and transferred for ritual burial.
25 Elul 5786
September 7, 2026
