Western Wall

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.
Some 120 Holocaust survivors lit the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall, December 18, 2025.

Over 100 Holocaust survivors light fifth Hanukkah candle at Western Wall in ceremony of resilience

Claims Conference and Western Wall Heritage Foundation hosted the ninth annual event honoring survivors, October 7 victims, and the fight against rising antisemitism.

|BySHIR PERETS
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Western Wall to light the second candle of Hanukkah, 15 December 2025.

PM Netanyahu visits Western Wall to light second Hanukkah candle, speaks to IDF soldiers

Netanyahu said that the soldiers had fought a war of "the people of culture, the people of light against the people of darkness," that they were winning and performing miracles through their bravery.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.

Beyond the Headlines: Moments at Ben-Gurion Airport, the Kotel - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Ohel Yitzchak: Jerusalem synagogue combines the old and the new

Ohel Yitzchak is an old synagogue in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It has since been refurbished by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByLEAH ABRAMOWITZ
The renovated interior of the Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue.

Israel to fly stone from Western Wall to 2025 Osaka World Expo

Representatives of the Israel Antiquities Authority are expected to aid in the removal of the stone from the southern area of the wall. 

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A nearly empty Western Wall plaza is seen in Jerusalem's Old City amid the coronavirus pandemic, on January 4, 2021.

Holocaust survivors light fifth Hanukkah candle ceremony at Western Wall

This year’s ceremony focused on “Unity and Hope,” reflecting the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the ongoing global surge in antisemitism.

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Holocaust survivors light the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, December 29, 2024.

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

DECEMBER 15, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER
NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

The lessons of Haim Taib’s Torah

The scroll, donated in memory of the victims of October 7 and Operation Swords of Iron, calls for unity, attentiveness, and mutual respect.

DECEMBER 1, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Haim Taib: ‘In the same way that the Torah unites the Jewish people, this scroll became something that united the Jewish people.’

The cradle of the conflict: An ex-religious Jew climbs the Temple Mount - comment

Going up to the Temple Mount – the place of God’s presence on Earth – in the middle of this painful Jewish era.

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByYONATAN VERSTANDIG
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Sukkot fun in Jerusalem: Family activities for the holiday

We all need a break: A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Sukkot.

OCTOBER 13, 2024ByRONIT ANSBACHER, JOANNA SHEBSON
The world's largest sukkah is seen in Jerusalem's Safra Square, home of the Jerusalem Municipality, for the Sukkot holiday.

Torah scroll dedicated at Western Wall to honor October 7 victims and fallen soldiers

A special Torah scroll was dedicated at the Western Wall, honoring October 7 massacre victims and fallen soldiers, symbolizing resilience and unity.

OCTOBER 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haim Taib, Yaacov Argamani, writing the last letter on the Torah Scroll.

Senators Graham, Blumenthal sign Torah scroll in honor of October 7 victims - exclusive

'You are not alone; the US stands with you," Sen Lindsey Graham said from the Western Wall.

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Senators Lindsey Graham (R- SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) at a signing of a special Torah Scroll at the Western wall in honor of victims of October 7.

Western Wall slihot ceremony unites thousands in remembrance and hope

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews gather at the Wall Western in the Old City of Jerusalem, at the end of Tisha B'Av fast, on August 13, 2024.