Posts Tagged: Western Wall Jerusalem
UNESCO Approves Resolution Ignoring Jewish Ties to Temple Mount, Western Wall
JNS.org - The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a resolution on Friday that ignores Jewish ties to the...
Islamic Authority Opposes New Prayer Area at Western Wall for Non-Orthodox Jews
The Islamic authority that oversees a sensitive Jerusalem holy site says it opposes a new prayer area for non-Orthodox Jews at the adjacent Western Wall. The...
Israel to Allow Non-Orthodox, Mixed Men-Women Prayer at Western Wall
JNS.org - In a historic decision on Sunday, the Israeli cabinet voted to allow non-Orthodox Jewish prayer in an area especially designated for the purpose at the...
62-Year-Old Singer Michael Bolton Celebrates Impromptu ‘Bar Mitzvah’ at Western Wall
American singer songwriter Michael Bolton was spontaneously bar mitzvahed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his trip to Israel last month, a rabbi revealed...
UNESCO Head Criticizes Proposal Declaring Western Wall a Muslim Holy Site
JNS.org - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova criticized the Arab-led proposal that would declare the Western Wall in Jerusalem a Muslim holy site. “We all have responsibility to...
Netanyahu Visits Western Wall, Thanks Israeli People for Election Victory
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday headed to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate his win. Accompanied by his wife Sara, Netanyahu...
American Yeshiva Student Stabbed in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A yeshiva student from Brooklyn was stabbed with a screwdriver on Thursday while he was on his way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The...
Israeli Family on Way to Western Wall Attacked by Arab Rioters Throwing Rocks, Bricks
Ynet - A family from Ramat Gan narrowly escaped a lynch attempt on Thursday evening when they made a wrong turn and entered the East...
Before Yom Kippur, Thousands Visit Western Wall and Hebron
The days leading up to Yom Kippur have brought thousands of Jewish prayer goers to some of Judaism's holiest sites - the Western Wall in...
