About 100,000 people came to the Western Wall Plaza during the eight days of Chanukah amid the coronavirus restrictions (in comparison to approximately 500,000 last year). About 500,000 people tuned in to the live broadcasts of Chanukah candle-lighting throughout the holiday through the Kotel website and various media outlets.

“Go, Eat with Joy” – Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur 5787 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites We stand at the threshold of the holiest day in the





