Connecting to the Chain of Generations
All details await you here. Register early to guarantee yourselves an unforgettable experience for this once-in-a-lifetime event!
Preparing for the
Bar Mitzvah
Register now and come prepared for the big day. Learn how to read from the Torah with the proper trop (notes) & put on tefillin (phylacteries). Learn about the values of being a mature Jewish young man and strengthen your connection to the Jewish people. This is a subsidized program held throughout Israel.
Join the Jewish people's Chain of Generations in a moving ceremony at the Western Wall. Included are blessings, putting on tefillin (phylacteries), reading of the Sh'ma, and the highlight of the ceremony- calling the Bar Mitzvah boy up to the Torah. All free of charge.
Tours on the Day of
the Bar Mitzvah
Continue the celebration with enjoyable and enriching family tours at sites in and around the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter. The tours are led by the best of the Foundation’s guides and are suitable for every family.
The Day of the
Bar Mitzvah: Information
Directions to the Western Wall, what to bring, where to park, serving refreshments...everything you need to know so you can come prepared and on time to celebrate your special event at the Western Wall.
For decades, thousands of families from Israel and around the world have celebrated their Bar Mitzvahs at the Western Wall. Each week, the Western Wall Plaza fills with joyous and emotional families who have arrived to commemorate this special milestone in their sons’ lives.
Q: What happens when we arrive at the Western Wall? Where do we meet the guide?
A: The Bar Mitzvah ceremonyױs stand is located immediately after the security check gate adjacent to Dung Gate. Two National Service volunteers are there whose job it is to introduce your group to the guide who will accompany you throughout the ceremony.
Q: Can we photograph and video at the Western Wall?
A: Yes, videos and photographs can be taken at the Western Wall. There is also the option for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation to photograph the Bar Mitzvah boy and to upload his picture onto our website, with the familyױs approval, of course.
Q: In what languages can the ceremony be conducted?
A: The guides of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation speak various languages, including English, Arabic, French and Spanish. If you would like the ceremony run in a language other than Hebrew, you must indicate your language of choice when you register for the ceremony. We will try, but cannot guarantee, to find you a guide in your requested language.
Q: Who runs the ceremony? What qualifications does he have?
A: Our guides have all undergone careful selection, specialized training and qualification by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. All our guides are trained in leading prayers and in helping create a festive and joyful atmosphere. Our guides are familiar with the proper Torah reading װtropױ (notes) and can assist in the Torah reading as needed. In addition to helping run the ceremony, the guide will also assist you in all logistics such as finding a table in the Kotel area, bringing a Torah scroll and prayer books, and the like.
Q: Can we incorporate personal greetings and comments into the ceremony?
A: Absolutely!! Personal greetings and blessings can be included in the ceremony with the help of your guide who will indicate to you the proper time and place for such by maintaining appropriate limitations of modesty as is warranted at this holy site.
Q: What do you suggest that we do before or after the ceremony? What tours or activities do you suggest?
A: The Western Wall Heritage Foundation has a wide variety of activities (for a fee) that can be incorporated either before or after the ceremony at the Kotel. Among these activities are:
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Eli Dov Gross
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Shaul Sultan
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Ariel Raviv
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Kobi Yaakov Uzeri
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Binyamin Alon Meiler
Meir Tzarfati
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Ben Shtoltzberg
Natanel Elrov
Ben Shlomo
Binyamin Atar
Idan Marom
Segev Rosenzweig
Nir Yuval
Ronen Avzov
Michael Cohen
Nadav Ofir
Shmuel Yitzchak
Eitan Cohen
Federico Samara
Lidor Tabga
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