Some 2,000 Maccabiah participants came to celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs for those who did not celebrate. The participants were registered in advance in the Maccabiah organization and arrived at the Western Wall. Guides and instructors from the Western Wall welcomed the participants with a bottle of water, a unique pin of the Western Wall, an elegant personalized bar/bat mitzvah certificate and accompanied the participants to mark the exciting moment.
Remarks following the historic gathering for the worldwide recitation of “Hear, O Israel”
In our difficult hour, we not only turn our eyes upward, but to one another, strengthening one another, embracing one another, sending strength and prayers and hope to those who need them most.