Over 20,000 people came to the Western Wall Plaza for the 1st central Selichot service
Over 20,000 people came to the Western Wall Plaza throughout the night to say selichot,
13 Elul 5782
September 9, 2022
Event Calendar
Inspection of the Western Wall Stones
A routine inspection of the Western Wall stones started this morning (Wednesday) ahead of the tens of thousands of visitors and worshippers expected to arrive at the Western Wall Plaza for the upcoming selichot (penitential) prayers and High Holidays of this season.
4 Elul 5782
August 31, 2022
Rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz: “Our nation lost a great rabbi and spiritual leader.”
One of the great rabbis of our generation, the president of the Shas party’s Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah rabbinic council, and the rosh yeshiva of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva, Rabbi Shalom Cohen’s passing leaves a giant hole in the nation. Rabbi Cohen loved the Jewish nation, mourned their sadnesses and celebrated their joys.
25 Av 5782
August 22, 2022
Today at the Western Wall: prayers to the recovery of those wounded in last night’s terror attack
Names for prayers can be sent until 12 noon.
17 Av 5782
August 14, 2022
Tisha B’Av – end of the fast at the Western Wall
As Tisha B’Av draws to a close: circles of unity, singing, and prayer for the welfare of the citizens of Israel and of our security forces
10 Av 5782
August 7, 2022
Preparations for Tisha B’Av at the Western Wall Plaza
Preparations for Tisha B’Av at the Western Wall Plaza The Western Wall Heritage Foundation
5 Av 5782
August 2, 2022
The Maccabiah Comes Up to Jerusalem
Hundreds of bar and bat mitzvah children, youth, and adults who never celebrated their bar/bat
22 Tammuz 5782
July 21, 2022
Worshipping and mourning – the end of the fast of the 17th of Tammuz
“…all her pursuers overtook her between the boundaries” (Lamentations 1,3). Worshipping and mourning – the
18 Tammuz 5782
July 17, 2022
Today we mark the yahrzeit of Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar
Today we mark the yahrzeit of Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar, writer of the Ohr Hachaim.
15 Tammuz 5782
July 14, 2022
Mrs. Lily Safra, of blessed memory
In memory of Mrs. Lily Safra Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall
14 Tammuz 5782
July 13, 2022
