Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, who arrived as a guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival, visited the Western Wall for the first time in her life this morning.
Jennifer toured the Western Wall Tunnels and the newly opened ‘Gateway to Heaven’ exhibit, which is now available to visitors at the Western Wall. She met with the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav.
The actress was moved by her visit to the Western Wall and remarked that she knows she has a mission to be an ambassador for the Jewish people worldwide. She was invited to return for another tour with her family.
The Western Wall stone that had been on display at the Kirya (IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv) has been returned to the Western Wall.
Historic full circle: an ancient stone from the Western Wall, displayed for years in the IDF Headquarters compound, was returned this morning to its original
17 Iyar 5786
May 4, 2026
