The eighth candle-lighting of Chanukah took place in the presence of Rabbi David Lau, the chief rabbi of the Israel, Mayor Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, and Rabbi Yisrael Gafner.

Prayers to the Western Wall from 140 countries: “For My House shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in keeping with tradition: Prayer notes placed between the stones of the Western Wall over the past six months have been removed and transferred for ritual burial.





