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IDF lone soldiers mark bar and bat mitzvah at Western Wall, including some family surprises
The event was organized by Ach Gadol (Big Brother for Lone Soldiers), a nonprofit that provides one-on-one mentorship and community support for soldiers serving in Israel without immediate family.
Coalition lawmakers vow to advance bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer
High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza
Temple Mount’s delicate balance tested as Jewish prayer, Ramadan crowds meet
Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift
Police are allowing limited Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, marking the most significant shift to the status quo since 1967 - and stirring quiet tension on one of the world’s most contested sites.
'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall
The ceremony is expected to bring together soldiers and soldiers without immediate family in Israel, many of whom immigrated alone and joined the Israel Defense Forces.
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.
Forty-eight IDF orphans mark bnei mitzvah at Western Wall
Forty-eight children who lost a parent in IDF service marked their bnei mitzvah at the Western Wall in a ceremony of unity and remembrance.
The future of our people: Strength, love, safety in our youth - opinion
Before arriving at the Old City, we made a series of remarkable stops that reminded us of the richness of our heritage, the resilience of our people, and the vitality of our state.
Beyond the headlines: Where will you be for the holiday prayer?
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news
Judge denies request to extend detention of Western Wall, Great Synagogue graffiti suspect
The judge emphasized that there was no need to delay the investigation while the defendant remained in custody.
'Holocaust in Gaza': Western Wall desecrated with antisemitic graffiti
Israel Police have detained a suspect who allegedly graffitied the Western Wall complex and the Great Synagogue with an antisemitic message.
Israel is 'cause of the West,' Javier Milei says during Western Wall visit
Milei declared, “My support for Israel comes from the heart, because I believe this is a just cause—the cause of the West. I will always stand by your side.”
Sacred stones scandal: How a five-ton Kotel relic shook Jerusalem
After sparking religious backlash, the Israel Antiquities Authority agrees to rebury ancient Western Wall stones, affirming their status as sacred relics subject to Jewish law, not museum pieces.
