miracles

The Liberation Journey Continues

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Next Saturday night, we will be sitting down to celebrate Leil Haseder – that

Sin, Compassion, and Leadership

Parashat Ki Tisa Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites The main story in this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, is one

The Eternal Battle between Optimism and Pessimism

Purim 5781 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Purim, the happiest day in the Jewish calendar, marks historic events that took

Rosh Chodesh Adar

It is customary to say “As one enters the month of Adar, we increase our joy”. The month of Adar is considered to

What Preceded Receiving the Torah?

Parashat Yitro 5781

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

The main topic of this week’s Torah portion, Yitro, is “Ma’amad Har

Candle-lighting at the Western Wall Plaza for the Seventh Night of Chanukah

This evening (Wednesday), the candle-lighting for the seventh night of Chanukah took place at the Western Wall Plaza in the presence of: Chief Rabbi

A delegation from the United Arab Emirates and from Bahrain participated in the candle-lighting ceremony for the 5th night of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza

This evening (Monday), the 5th night of Chanukah, the candle-lighting ceremony took place in the presence of: Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, the Rishon

Jordanian Ammunition Stash from the Six Day War Discovered Today near the Western Wall

A Jordanian ammunition stash (known as a “slick”) was discovered today during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations under the lobby of the Western Wall Tunnels

Matzah

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Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites

The matzah that we eat on Passover, and the prohibition from

Being ?G-d?s Hand?

Beshalach 5780
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
Parashat Beshalach begins with the Jewish nation?s exodus from Egypt, finally liberated