Western Wall: 1967 – Now
Then and WOW! #ShavuahTov #GoodWeek from Jerusalem Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer
Then and WOW! #ShavuahTov #GoodWeek from Jerusalem Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer
View from the Western Wall Source: Avivit Pasternak Mikhli
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. […]
Shabbat Shalom Source: @stateofisrael @luca.m.schneider — in Jerusalem, Israel
Did you know? Have you ever tried sending a letter to God, 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
✡️ 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.
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. […]
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 […]
Source: @gonahmias StandWithUs
Just received this message ♥️ When I was in Israel a few weeks ago, I had shared on Humans of Judaism that I was going to the Western Wall and anyone that wanted me to pray for them should send their names. The response was overwhelming and the experience was […]
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 Source: Noam Chen – Photographer | נועם חן – צלם
♥️ Have a Good Week #shavuahtov Source: Sharon Gabay – Art Photographer
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: […]
Check out the latest post by National Geographic: Photo by Stephen Wilkes. The Western Wall, Wailing Wall,or Kotel known in Arabic as Al-Buraq Wall, an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. I photographed during Sukkot. Over 100,000 people flocked to the wall for Priestly Blessing.
Bravo Andy Cohen! (see what I did there) #israel#realhousewivesofjerusalem
Mazal of the Day: Bravo’s Andy Cohen at the Western Wall today in Jerusalem, Israel
#JerusalemDay Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall, Israel. Source: Sharon Gabay – Art Photographer
This day in 1967, the Israeli paratroopers broke through Jerusalem in the 6-day-war ending decades of oppression against Jews in the Holy City. Here in this iconic photo, the three paratroopers who were photographed standing at the Western Wall are pictured together again 50 years later. Am Yisrael Chai! Happy […]
SPOTTED: Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly blessings at the Western Wall today, Happy #Passover ✡️ חג פסח שמח Source: Israel Police – משטרת ישראל — at הכותל המערבי – Western Wall.
HAPPENING NOW: “Live from the kotel (Western Wall) now- never been happier to be home after a life changing trip to Poland” – Simone Tassler
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. […]
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 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 […]
Noted. Source: Taglit-Birthright Israel
Source: The Israel Project
Source: Simone Tassler
Happy Sukkot #ChagSameach Source: Bentzi Sasson
Welcome to Jerusalem Conan O’Brien! Conan will be documenting his trip to Israel this week on his late night comedy talk show and various social media pages: Conan O’Brien Presents: Team Coco