The yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak (Isaac) HaLevi Herzog

The 19th of Tammuz is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak (Isaac) HaLevi Herzog, the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the Land of Israel from 1936, and of the State of Israel until his death in 1959.

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On the Friday evening prior to the UN vote on the Balfour Declaration, Rabbi Eliyahu-Moshe Ganchovsky accompanied Rabbi Herzog on his walk to the remnant of our Temple, the Western Wall. It was the last visit to the Western Wall before the War of Independence.
In his memoirs, Rabbi Ganchovsky wrote about the holy atmosphere and the excitement that enveloped Rabbi Herzog: “He was burning with the wonderful emotion of the day that was approaching.”
In the photo: Rabbi Herzog on the pilgrimage on Sukkot, Jerusalem, 1945

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Amis et frères juifs résidents en France vivants en ces derniers temps des jours compliqués de violence et de saccages , nous vous invitons à formuler ici vos prières qui seront imprimés et déposées entre les prières du Mur des lamentations .