While left-wing got a court order to protest, priestly blessing at Kotel was cancelled
It was announced that due to the ongoing war with Iran and security directives, the Birkat Kohanim ceremony this Sunday will be restricted to just 50 men. While this restriction of Jewish religious practice seems reasonable, this restriction was lifted to allow left-wing protests to take place.
Battle over the Western Wall: who defines holiness in Jerusalem?
PM Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a scheduled vote in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The vote would have advanced a bill to place the entire Western Wall plaza under the Chief Rabbinate and enforce Orthodox prayer customs throughout.
Chief Rabbis demand return of Western Wall Stones while ignoring timber from Jewish Temples
The Chief Rabbis of Israel sent a letter to several officials demanding the return of a stone that had fallen from the Western Wall. This rabbinic outcry comes as the same rabbis ignore wood timbers from the Jewish Temples that lay rotting in plain sight.
Priestly Blessing Unites Thousands at the Western Wall”
More than 50,000 people gathered in the Kotel (Western Wall Plaza) on Sunday for the 54th biannual Birkat Kohanim (priestly blessing), recreating a mitzvah (Torah commandment) as it was once performed in the Temple.
Guardians of Faith: Artwork that Merges Military Might with Divine Guidance
Inbal Rose has once again created a beautiful and poignant piece of art, capturing attention across Israel – IDF soldiers praying at the Western Wall. This artwork speaks to the nation’s blend of military might and spiritual faith – a combination that has always been the foundation of Israel’s success in self-defense.
Nations’ Ninth of Av: Changing sadness to joy
Coming at the end of a three-week period of austerity, the day commemorating the destruction of both Jewish temples is observed as a day of fasting.
Israeli Lawmaker protests Western Wall ‘violation’: Prostrates on Knesset floor reciting Psalms [Watch]
“We greatly regret the difficult events that occurred at the Western Wall this morning, following the decision of MK Gilad Kariv to take a Sefer Torah into the women’s section of the site, in direct contravention of a clear ruling issued by the Justice Ministry,” the Western Wall Heritage Foundation said in a statement.
Major rabbis hold prayer vigil at Kotel to oppose LGBT agenda of new government
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the chief rabbi of Tzfat, led a prayer vigil in response to the swearing-in of a controversial “unity government”.
On Eastern Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah and Israel
East and West are not simple geographic terms as they are in the United States.
On Rosh Chodesh, a Rabbi Went to the Western Wall …
And used his immunity as a Knesset member to smuggle a Torah scroll into a Reform gathering as a favor and an act of identification.