Posts Tagged: Western Wall
Tens of Thousands of Flag-Waving Israelis Take Part in Jerusalem Day March After Clashes at Temple Mount
Some 70,000 Israelis on Sunday marched and danced through Jerusalem’s Old City waving flags, as the capital celebrated Jerusalem Day amid growing tensions in the...
Second Priestly Blessing at Kotel Sees Low Turnout as Tensions Remain High
JNS.org - The second Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall, held Wednesday morning, saw only a few thousand attendees amid high tensions in the Old...
Israel Approves $35M Plan to Upgrade Western Wall Infrastructure
i24 News – The Israeli government on Sunday approved a $35 million plan to improve the infrastructure of the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. The...
Israel Shelves Plan for Western Wall Egalitarian Plaza
i24 News - Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana froze plans to implement a so-called Western Wall compromise deal that...
Proud Zionist Who Immigrated From South Africa Killed by Hamas Gunman in Jerusalem’s Old City
Eli Kay, a 26-year-old immigrant to Israel from South Africa, was killed on Sunday by a Hamas terrorist who opened fire on Israeli civilians by...
‘Letters to God’ Bound for Western Wall Tripled During Coronavirus Pandemic
The average number of letters from around the world addressed to God and sent to Israel for placement in the cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall...
Western Wall Authority Begins Work on At-Risk Mughrabi Bridge
JNS.org - Renovation work on the Mughrabi Bridge at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City began on Sunday, according to the Western Wall Heritage...
Gantz: ‘Western Wall Long Enough to Accommodate All Parts of Israeli Society’
i24 News - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz addressed the controversy over the egalitarian prayer section of Jerusalem's Western Wall in a meeting with Blue...
Top Israeli Rabbis, and US Envoy, Pray for Trump Recovery
Israel's top rabbis prayed for US President Donald Trump to recover from COVID-19 on Monday, invoking his name in a Jewish holiday ceremony at Jerusalem's...
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says Coronavirus Patients Not Permitted to Fast on Tisha B’Av
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi, David Lau, issued guidelines on Monday that stated coronavirus patients and those with possible symptoms of the disease were prohibited from...
Masked and Partitioned, Worshipers Return to Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Worshipers are returning to the Western Wall in Jerusalem as Judaism's holiest prayer site gradually reopens under eased coronavirus precautions. But now they are themselves being walled-off. Under...
Passover Blessing at Western Wall Downsized Due to Coronavirus
Ten Jewish worshipers wearing face masks prayed at the Western Wall on Sunday at a special Priestly Blessing during the holiday of Passover, an event...
Workers in Hazmat Suits Collect Prayers From ‘God’s Mailbox’ in Jerusalem
Twice a year, cleaning teams using long sticks gouge out tens of thousands of written prayers that visitors traditionally cram into the crevices of Judaism's...
Jewish Worshipers Urged Not to Kiss Western Wall Due to Coronavirus Fears
The Jewish faithful should refrain from kissing the stones of the Western Wall, the chief rabbi of the Jerusalem site said on Monday, adding to...
