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.
Millions of Jews united to recite the “Shema Yisrael” prayer
The prayer rally was broadcast live to dozens of locations in Israel and around the world, including: the United States, France, Ukraine, Russia, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and more.