You Haven’t Missed It: The Secret of Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites At the end of Tractate Ta’anit in the Mishnah, our Sages make a surprising
15 Av 5786
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Kids Dressed Up as Levites at the Western Wall Plaza
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Children from the Talmud Torah "Kehilat Yaakov" from the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in Jerusalem came to the Western Wall Plaza dressed as Levites. Happy Purim!
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With Respect for the Past – Parashat Eikev
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Always Relevant – Parashat Devarim
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29 Tammuz 5786
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German Member of Parliament Stephan Mayer at the Western Wall
During the visit, Mayer met with the rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, who thanked him for his steadfast support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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