We were privileged to have with us this evening the family of Binyamin Wurtzburger z”l who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and later in life, came to work at the Kotel with infinite dedication. Binyamin passed away about a month ago at the age of 95, but his courageous spirit lives on with us.
This evening (Monday), family members of Eli Kay Hy”d, an employee of the Western Wall
This evening, while lighting the first candle of Chanukah, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, along with
We salute the widows, orphans and disabled of the IDF: The first night of Chanukah
This week, the central menorah was placed on the Western Wall Plaza, adjacent to the
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation and the rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz,
Last night, in a glorious ceremony, a Torah scroll was dedicated at the Western Wall in memory of the Admor of Sadigura zz”l. The event took place in the presence of the Sadigura Rebbe and the Rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, other admorim, rabbis, and many hassids. Another Torah scroll was dedicated in memory of the donor’s father, Yehoshua Landau z”l, who passed away about a year ago, a survivor, and a descendent of the Noam Elimelech.
The Western Wall Heritage Center building, built by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation with the assistance of various government offices and with the donation of Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, In partnership with James Gertler and Eric Gertler, will serve as an educational center for groups and individuals coming to the Kotel to deepen the connection between the Jewish nation and Jerusalem.
“If a nation and a country have a soul – then Jerusalem is their soul,”
Amis et frères juifs résidents en France vivants en ces derniers temps des jours compliqués de violence et de saccages , nous vous invitons à formuler ici vos prières qui seront imprimés et déposées entre les prières du Mur des lamentations .