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Armed guards at synagogues, security forces on high alert on Yom Kippur

Amid concerns of terror attacks security forces on alert on major roads, city centers and around the Western Wall with special attention given to mixed Jewish-Arab cities; a dedicated phone app alerts observant Jews of rocket threat

Liran Tamari, Korin Elbaz-Alush, Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun | 10.11.24

Work begins on elevator to make Western Wall accessible to visitors

Herzl Ben-Ari, CEO of the Company for the Development and Renovation of the Jewish Quarter says work is bridging 2,000 years of history; Ancient findings discovered in the archaeological excavations will be integrated into the elevator lobby.

Shilo Freid | 09.22.24

'Israel must be erased': vandals write in Western Wall prayer books

Jewish Worshipper frequenting the holy site say recent months saw rise of worrying phenomenon in which prayer books wishing well to Israel or the IDF are defaced

Shilo Freid | 09.16.24

Stone dislodges from Western Wall complex, crashes onto plaza

Western Wall Heritage Foundation says a piece of the Makhkameh wall fell onto the plaza and confirms no injuries were reported in the incident; Area approved safe for visitors

Ynetnews | 08.12.24

Massive 900-pound stone from Western Wall finds new permanent resting place

Six years after massive ancient stone fell from Western Wall onto non-segregated prayer section, narrowly missing woman in prayer, stone relocated to join other fallen stones in Jerusalem Archaeological Garden

Itamar Eichner | 08.08.24

More than 1 million people live in Jerusalem

Twice the size of Tel Aviv: Ahead of Jerusalem Day, the Jerusalem Research Institute published its annual survey that found one in every 10 Israelis is a Jerusalemite

I24NEWS | 06.02.24

Thousands at Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall

Worshipers join together in prayer for the return of the hostages, for the well-being of the IDF soldiers and security forces, for the healing of the wounded, and for peace for the people of Israel

Ynet | 04.25.24

Son of soldier who fell in Gaza celebrates bar mitzvah with 121 other orphans

Eitan, son of late Armored Corps reservist Elisha Levinshtern who fell in battle in southern Gaza, called up to Torah at Western Wall; 'The people of Israel continue to celebrate the circle of Jewish life'

Itamar Eichner | 04.17.24

Notes and prayers clog the spaces between the stones of the Western Wall

Western Wall has pre-Passover cleaning

It is meant to clear out the thousands of notes and prayers placed between its stones over the past six months, to make way for the notes of more visitors; the number of notes placed by Israelis and visitors has significantly increased since October 7

Ynetnews | 04.16.24

Praying for the hostages: global Shema prayer 'A call for help, for life' | Watch

While 134 hostages remain captive in Gaza, a global Shema Yisrael prayer reading took place on the Fast of Esther day, seeking solace and unity during this challenging time

Yael Ciechanover | 03.21.24

A month after the Hamas massacre, 1,400 memorial candles light Western Wall

Bereaved families attend ceremony held in Jerusalem lighting memorial candles and saying Jewish prayers for the memory of victims and fallen soldiers

Ynet | 11.06.23

Avichai Brodtz, whose wife and children were abducted to Gaza, joined the prayer ceremony at the Western Wall Plaza

Watch: Father of abductees leads prayer service at Western Wall for safe return of Hamas hostages

Avichai Brodtz, whose wife and three children are among the abductees: 'To remind everyone of the importance of family and the significance of children for their father and of a wife for her husband'

Ynetnews | 10.19.23

תוקעים בחצוצרות. אירוע של פעם ב-2,000 שנה

Hundred-strong choir sings ancient prayers from Psalms

In a unique event near the Western Wall Levites gather with a conductor to practice reconstructing ancient prayers sung at the time of the Second Temple

Ynet | 10.03.23

Over 50,000 worshippers participate in Priestly Blessing at Western Wall

In keeping with tradition during intermediate days of festival, hundreds of kohanim bless large congregation streaming to Western Wall Plaza with special blessing from Torah

Ynetnews | 10.02.23

התקיעה בשופר של יעקב כהן. במשך זמן רב לא ידעו מיהו התוקע מהתמונה

Who blew shofar at the historic liberation of Western Wall during the Six-Day War?

The iconic image of Rabbi Shlomo Goren blowing the shofar has become a symbol of the Six-Day War and, over the years, there have been claims that Brig. Gen. Uzi Eilam was the one behind the stirring trumpet call; Now, an ordinary reservist at the time, Yaakov Cohen, asserts he preceded them both

Itamar Eichner | 09.12.23