President-elect Isaac (Bougie) Herzog came with his wife to the Western Wall this evening to pray and place a note between the Kotel stones on the eve of being sworn in as president of Israel.
The president-elect was greeted by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites and his wife, and by Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.
Ahavat Yisrael
The Walls That Rise – Tisha B’Av 5786
As Tisha B’Av reminds us of the destruction caused by baseless hatred, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz calls for renewed unity, mutual responsibility, and love of fellow Jews—showing that the path to redemption begins with opening our hearts to one another.
5 Av 5786
July 19, 2026
