New at the Western Wall:
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation Opens its
Chain of Generations Center
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April 21, 2021
Event Calendar
today I return to being a 13-year-old boy
“This is a great day for me. I was not privileged to experience a bar mitzvah. Rather, I experienced continuous escape during the Second World
7 Iyar 5781
April 19, 2021
Remembrance Day for Israel’s Fallen: Ceremony at the Western Wall Plaza
The official ceremony for Remembrance Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror will take place on Tuesday, 1 Adar (April 13, 2021) at 8:00pm.
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April 11, 2021
Throughout the year, we meet Holocaust survivors who come to celebrate their belated bar/bat mitzvah at the Western Wall.
Throughout the year, we meet Holocaust survivors who come to celebrate their belated bar/bat mitzvah at the Western Wall. We hear their stories and are
25 Nissan 5781
April 7, 2021
For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, about half a million people visited the Western Wall
For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, about half a million people visited the Western Wall during the week of Passover, in accordance with regulation, which is about half of the number in previous years
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April 4, 2021
Between Last Passover and This One
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
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March 31, 2021
Second Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) at the Western Wall Plaza in the Spirit of “Psalm of Thanksgiving”
Thousands of worshippers and visitors participated in the traditional Birkat Kohanim event that took place again today (Tuesday) at the Western Wall Plaza, for the second time during this Passover, with hundreds of kohanim from around Israel. The special format was to prevent mass crowding, in accordance with Health Ministry regulations.
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March 30, 2021
For the first time since the pandemic outbreak: Thousands of participants took part in the traditional Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) event
For the first time since the pandemic outbreak:
Thousands of participants took part in the traditional Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) event that took place this morning
Thousands of people participated in the traditional Birkat Kohanim event that took place at the Western Wall Plaza this morning (Monday), the first since the pandemic outbreak. The event, attended by kohen families from across Israel, was festive and moving while keeping to Health Ministry guidelines.
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March 29, 2021
Miracles and Effort –The Perfect Combination – Last day of Passover
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites The last day of Passover in Israel is called Shvi’i shel Pesach, the seventh
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March 29, 2021
There will be two Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) events
Every year at the Western Wall Plaza, on chol hamoed Sukkot and Passover, the exciting Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) event takes place in the presence
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March 25, 2021
