As we approach Rosh Hashana next week, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation is preparing for the traditional note-removal for the benefit of the thousands of visitors expected to visit the Western Wall during the holidays.
On Tuesday, 24 Elul, September 24, starting at 10:30am, Western Wall Heritage Foundation staff will remove notes placed between the stones of the Wall. They will then be transferred to the Mount of Olives where they will be buried along with sacred pages and books brought for geniza.
Millions of notes are placed between the Western Wall stones every year by worshippers and visitors from Israel and around the world, Jews and non-Jews, including notes sent via the Western Wall website, by fax, and by mail.
During these days prior to the High Holidays, the Western Wall Plaza fills with thousands of worshippers from around Israel and the world, with the number rising during the High Holidays themselves.
On Tuesday, 24 Elul, September 24, starting at 10:30am, Western Wall Heritage Foundation staff will remove notes placed between the stones of the Wall. They will then be transferred to the Mount of Olives where they will be buried along with sacred pages and books brought for geniza.
Millions of notes are placed between the Western Wall stones every year by worshippers and visitors from Israel and around the world, Jews and non-Jews, including notes sent via the Western Wall website, by fax, and by mail.
During these days prior to the High Holidays, the Western Wall Plaza fills with thousands of worshippers from around Israel and the world, with the number rising during the High Holidays themselves.
The sight of the thousands of people streaming to the Western Wall Plaza at night during this special week of slichot (penitentiary prayers) is an unforgettable experience.
Following are the dates of slichot until Erev Yom Kippur:
?Thursday 26 Elul, 5779 September 26, 2019
?Sat night 28 Elul, 5779 September 28, 2019
?Wednesday 3 Tishrei, 5780 October 2, 2019
?Thursday 4 Tishrei, 5780 October 3, 2019
?Sat night 6 Tishrei, 5780 October 5, 2019
?Sunday 7 Tishrei, 5780 October 6, 2019
Following are the dates of slichot until Erev Yom Kippur:
?Thursday 26 Elul, 5779 September 26, 2019
?Sat night 28 Elul, 5779 September 28, 2019
?Wednesday 3 Tishrei, 5780 October 2, 2019
?Thursday 4 Tishrei, 5780 October 3, 2019
?Sat night 6 Tishrei, 5780 October 5, 2019
?Sunday 7 Tishrei, 5780 October 6, 2019
The central Slichot event will take place on Monday, 8 Tishrei 5780, October 7, 2019, at 12 midnight in the presence of the Chief Rabbis of Israel.
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