The Positive Within the Negative – Parashat Va’etchanan
Parashat Va’etchanan 5786 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites At the Giving of the Torah, we received the Ten Commandments. In
7 Av 5786
July 21, 2026
Families of Meron victims pray at the Western Wall
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This evening (Thursday), many families of those who died during the tragedy at Meron came to the Kotel to pray as the "shloshim" (30 days) approaches.
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation greeted the families and set aside a space for them with yahrzeit candles.
Worshippers at the Kotel joined the bereaved families in their pain and prayed for the recovery of the injured and for the wellbeing of the Jewish nation.
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Always Relevant – Parashat Devarim
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German Member of Parliament Stephan Mayer at the Western Wall
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Lindsey Graham
A tremendous loss for the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and the American nation
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27 Tammuz 5786
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Rwandan foreign minister visits the Western Wall
“The Western Wall is a historic site of prayer – I prayed for the peace of Israel and the Jewish people”
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