We were excited last night to meet IDF reserve soldiers from Reconnaissance Battalion 6828. After three months of intense fighting in Gaza, they came straight to the Western Wall to meet their families and to bless “hagomel,” a prayer of gratitude.

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.





