Western Wall

High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza

The “Kotel Agreement,” a compromise approved by the government in January 2016, has been systematically pushed and held up by the government and the Jerusalem municipality.

 A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.
THE TEMPLE MOUNT, which Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif, is holy to both Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint since 1967.

Jews pray on Jerusalem's Temple Mount as decades-old status quo begins to shift

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

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


Ben-Gvir: Jews allowed to pray on Temple Mount, I would build a synagogue

"If I were to say that Muslims are not allowed to pray, you would kill me," Ben-Gvir said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, ministers, travel to Temple Mount on Tisha B'av 2024.

LIVE: Israelis, hostage families gather in thousands for Tisha B'Av prayers

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation said that the prayer would be held with families of hostages and IDF soldiers slain in battle.

 Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Wall Western, in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024

What lessons can we learn from historical mourning? - opinion

Each year around this time, more than ever, we must pray that future historians will not be called upon to analyze the obtuseness, zealousness, vanity, and corruption of the present.

Jews attend a prayer for the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024.

Grapevine, July 7, 2024: Scaled-down national days

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, Reena Pushkarna, Indian Ambassador Sanjeev Singla, and Kunal Pushkarna.

Dr. Yitzhak Yifat, from famed photo of Jerusalem's liberation in Six Day War, dies at 81

Dr. Yitzhak Yifat, iconic from the 1967 'The Crying Paratroopers' photo, passed away at 81. After the war, he became a respected obstetrician and gynecologist.

 Anat Hoffman (R), chairwoman of Women of the Wall, seen with Yitzhak Yifat, one of three Israeli paratroopers shown in a famous photograph as they reached the Western Wall after the six-day war, near the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. 11.2.2013

A liberator of the Western Wall: Remembering Abe Halon

One of the brave people who made that possible and touched the hearts of so many in our Jewish community is Avraham ben Dov Halon, who passed away on May 19 at age 77. 

 ABE HALON, who passed away at the age of 77, liberated the Western Wall with the 66th Battalion in the Six Day War. He lived as a proud Jew in Ohio, where he shared his love for art and Israel with the children at the Lori Schottenstein Chabad Center.

Asteroid twice the size of the Western Wall to pass Earth on Jerusalem Day - NASA

The asteroid was originally going to be measured with the Beit Hamikdash, aka the ancient First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, per the birthday wishes of the writer's father (happy birthday, dad!).

 An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth, specifically near the Middle East, in this artistic illustration.

Jerusalem Day flag parade to march through Muslim Quarter in shadow of war

This year, under the shadow of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, tensions are even higher.

 Participants in the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade gather outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023

Passover 2024: Fun activities to do in Jerusalem

it’s up to you to choose which activities your family will enjoy. Whatever you do, you’ll be sure to have fun in and around Jerusalem this Passover!

 Explore the ancient history at Israel's Genesis Land.

Colel Chabad holds annual bar mitzvah ceremony for children who have lost parents

Following the ceremony, the families were hosted at Jerusalem's International Convention Center and treated to a three course meal and concert. 

 Young men who have lost parents celebrate becoming bar mitzvahs at the Western Wall.