The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall or the Kotel, is the most significant historic site for the Jewish faith. This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King ...

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, condemned the desecration of the site and the unprecedented act, claiming he acted against halacha (Jewish law) by ascending the ...

It's close to noon, with hot sun and clear skies. We exit our bus and join hundreds of people walking to the Western Wall. Sounds swirl: drums and shofars, chanting and clarinets. Men in kippahs ...

(JTA) — A Belgian model posed naked near the Western Wall in Jerusalem for an exhibition in her native country more than a year after being detained by police in Egypt for doing the same thing ...

Starting on Sunday and for the foreseeable future, essential maintenance work will be carried out at the Plaza as part of the development and upgrading process, The Western Wall Heritage Foundation ...

"These efforts aim to enhance the experience for visitors and worshippers while ensuring the safety of those at the site." ...

Holocaust survivors light the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, December 29, 2024. (photo credit: COURTESY CLAIMS CONFERENCE) One hundred Holocaust survivors participated in a ...

Jews from around the world participated online in a massive prayer service on Wednesday together with the lighting of the eighth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. After the candle ...

President Peña at the Western WallWestern Wall Heritage Foundation As part of his solidarity visit to Israel, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrived at the Western Wall on Thursday morning ...

Tuesday night’s lighting of the seventh Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall Plaza took place under the theme “The Fight Against Antisemitism,” calling from the Western Wall Plaza to the ...