House Majority Whip Tom Emmer During Visit to the Western Wall

“May God continue to bless the people of Israel – we wish and pray for peace here and around the world.”

As part of a bipartisan congressional delegation visit to Israel, a group of Republican members of the U.S. Congress, led by House Majority Whip Mr. Tom Emmer, visited and prayed at the Western Wall this morning (Wednesday).

The delegation was welcomed by the rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, who thanked them for their steadfast support of Israel and presented the site’s history and its spiritual significance to the Jewish people.

At the end of the visit, the delegation members offered prayers for peace among nations and for strengthening the strategic bond between the United States and Israel. They wrote personal notes and placed them between the stones of the Wall.

At the conclusion of the visit, House Majority Whip Emmer signed the guest book, writing: “May God continue to bless the people of Israel – we wish and pray for peace here and around the world.”

Photo credit: Western Wall Heritage Foundation

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