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Western Wall: 1967 – Now

Then and WOW! #ShavuahTov #GoodWeek from Jerusalem Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer

View from the Western Wall

View from the Western Wall Source: Avivit Pasternak Mikhli

Birchat Cohanim

What a View! Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly blessings at the Western Wall. Happy #Passover ✡️ חג פסח שמח

PASSOVER CLEANING: The Western Wall

Western Wall employees remove millions of handwritten notes from between the ancient stones. The notes are placed in a repository in accordance with Jewish law, with the laborers – working under the supervision of Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz – taking care to not read their content. […]

Spiderman at the Kotel

#OldbutGold Spiderman at the Western Wall. This week we celebrate the Jewish holiday of #Purim, where people wear costumes as part of the festivities. #Purim begins Wednesday at Sundown — in Jerusalem, Israel

Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shalom Source: @stateofisrael @luca.m.schneider — in Jerusalem, Israel

Who knew?

Did you know? Have you ever tried sending a letter to God, Jerusalem?

Chanukah preparations are underway in Jerusalem.

Chanukah preparations are underway in Jerusalem. The Chanukiah was delivered to the Western Wall today ahead of the upcoming holiday which begins this coming Sunday night. Source: @western_wall_news

It is extremely meaningful to be here right now

It is extremely meaningful to be here right now. 5 years ago pretty much to the day, my brothers flew with my fathers body to Israel for a 2nd funeral and burial. There was a man in the back of the Israel funeral that my brothers did not know. It […]

✡️ Posted on the Wall.

✡️ Posted on the Wall. As promised, I printed out all of your prayers, from comments here and on Facebook, private messages, emails and special requests. Each note was carefully folded and placed in the cracks firmly! Thank you for trusting me as your messenger, may everyone’s prayers be answered.

Wow! Right In The Feels!!

Love This. “Tell Aaron and his sons, This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. […]

Birchat Cohanim at the Western Wall #Sukkot

#BirkatCohanim at the Western Wall #CholHamoed Happy Sukkot #ChagSameach Source: Bentzi Sasson

Western Wall Maintenance

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch and Western Wall maintenance workers clean the holy site, prior to Rosh Hashanah and remove #prayer notes left in the cracks of the wall. Additonally, officials from the Israel Antiques Authority inspect the structural integrity of the wall by checking for cracks and movement in the higher […]

Beautiful.

Source: @gonahmias StandWithUs

The Unexpected Experience I Had at The Western Wall

Of course the first stop on my trip to Israel had to be my favorite place in the entire world, the Western Wall. It occurred to me that this might be a good opportunity to connect with Humans of Judaism followers. The thought was to go live at the Western Wall […]

#mood

#mood Source: Noam Chen – Photographer | נועם חן – צלם

Have a Good Week

♥️ Have a Good Week #shavuahtov Source: Sharon Gabay – Art Photographer

FAST DAY: 17th Day of Tammuz

FAST DAY: 17th Day of Tammuz The seventeenth day of the month of Tamuz is the start of a 3 week mourning period for the destruction of our 2 holy Temples. The Western Wall is all that remains today. Wishing all who are fasting an easy & meaningful fast. Source: […]

Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall

#JerusalemDay Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall, Israel. Source: Sharon Gabay – Art Photographer

HAPPENING NOW: “Live from the kotel (Western Wall) now- never been happier to be home after a life changing trip to Poland” – Simone Tassler

Transformers at the Western Wall

You know it’s almost #Purim when… Transformers are spotted at the Western Wall Purim: Begins Wednesday at Sundown

Guinness World Records: The largest Megillah

Guinness World Records: The largest Megillah The largest Megillah is 19.59 m² (210.87 ft²), created by Itzhak Shayer (Israel) in Rishon LeZion, Israel, on 13 March 2017. This Megillah was created so that all attendees in the synagogue would be able to read the scroll. Megillat Esther, the book of […]

SPOTTED: Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld and their family at the Western Wall as part of their trip to Israel

Source: Jessica Seinfeld

“75 years ago my father was crammed in a ghetto from which he would soon escape only to be hunted from the country of his birth.”

“Today, during Channukah, my son was called to Torah before what remains of our Temple in the reestablished Jewish State – Israel. “Ti-kon Beit T’fi-la-ti V’sham To-da N’za-bei-ach” – Restore my House of Prayer and there we will bring a thanksgiving offering. #NesGadolHayaPo #AmYisraelChai #Shehechiyanu#TearsOfJoy”

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