An ancient limestone-made weight, dating to the Iron age – the First Temple period, was discovered in an archaeological excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in conjunction with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation beneath Wilson’s Arch.
Succot 5781
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites
Sukkot, also known as The Feast of Tabernacles, is happiest holiday in the Jewish year. The Torah tells us to rejoice on Sukkot three times. And, all over the Jewish world, the unique ambience of Sukkot is apparent: eating in the sukkah, the hakafot…all infuse a sense of joy in the Jewish heart. The festival of Sukkot comes just a few days after Yom Kippur. It externalizes the internal joy of the purified person, the atoned, the person celebrating the beginning of the new year with a clean heart and good will.
A delegation led by Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump; Robert O’Brien, United States National Security Advisor;
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation is preparing for Slichot (Penitential Prayers) at the Western Wall in the shadow of the corona pandemic.
In excavations of the Western Wall Tunnels, we find many remnants that offer us a glimpse into the lives of local people in ancient times.
The story of the discovery of the Western Wall Tunnels is a powerful journey of research, excavation, and preservation that opens a window into the rich history of Jerusalem, from the Second Temple period to modern times.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Erev Rosh Chodesh (eve of the new month of) Av, on July 21,
Minister of Religious Affairs, Rabbi Yaakov Avitan, praying at the Western Wall and touring the new excavations in the Western Wall Tunnels
A new excavation site termed the Core excavations that opened to the general public in 2013 is located to the west of the Western Wall Plaza, below ground level and between the houses of the Jewish Quarter and the Plaza. The site contains unique archeological findings from many periods of Jerusalem’s 3,000 years of existence, and evidence of Jewish settlement and government from the First Temple, 2,700 years ago. During 2005, as part of a wider plan to improve services to visitors to the Western Wall, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation initiated the construction of a building – The Western Wall Heritage Center – that will house offices, lecture rooms, an auditorium and more. During preparation work for the site, early findings required a halt in construction and the commencement of a comprehensive excavation project which led to the finding of unique remnants that shed light on different periods in Jerusalem. Both the future building and these excavations which are of tremendous national and scientific significance are thanks to the generous support of Mr. Mortimer Zuckerman.
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 .
