Tag: Western Wall
Ancient two-shekel weight unearthed near Western Wall in Jerusalem
An ancient two-shekel weight has been unearthed beneath Wilson’s Arch, adjacent to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday.
The limestone weight, dating back to the Iron Age/First Temple...
More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tune in to online Torah event
More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tuned into a series of online lessons hosted this week by Yeshivat HaKotel, a major religious Zionist hesder yeshivah located across from the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Dubbed the “Jewish...
Jerusalem opens neighborhoods, commercial and spiritual centers to stimulate ‘local tourism’
In light of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s announced plan for a phased reopening of the economy and easing of restrictions, Jerusalem has reported distinctive challenges, as well as opportunities, for rehabilitation of its tourism...
Tens of thousands view prayer online at Western Wall to end coronavirus
A total of 50,000 people watched a prayer service online that took place at the Western Wall on Wednesday evening (29 Adar on the Jewish calendar), when dozens of worshipers prayed for the end of the...
Benjamin Netanyahu and David Friedman light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman are lighting the first candle of Hanukkah together at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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If Israeli prime minister, Gantz promises to ‘embrace all streams of Judaism’
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that if he succeeds in becoming Israeli’s next premier, he will “embrace all streams of Judaism.”
Addressing Jewish leaders from around the world at the Jewish...
Sen. Rick Scott prays for Venezuela at Western Wall
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) prayed for regime change in Venezuela and thus help for its citizens at the Western Wall in Jerusalem while on a trip this week to Israel.
“Today, I visited the Western...
104-year-old matriarch celebrates birthday at Kotel with 400 descendants
A 104 year-old Holocaust survivor went viral on Thursday when a photo was publicized showing her and her 400 descendants gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
According to Yeshiva World News, the family of centarian...
What to do after ‘slaughter the Jews’ is spray-painted in Arabic on part of...
A young Arab girl and her older teenage sister spray-painted the words “slaughter the Jews” in Arabic on Friday on the Kotel HaKatan (“little wall” in Hebrew), a portion of the Western Wall on...
Former US Ambassador to UN Haley visits Western Wall, meets with Netanyahu
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley prayed at the Western Wall on Wednesday while she is in Israel for the “Israel Hayom Forum for U.S.-Israel Relations.”
Haley also placed a note inside...