Paula Abdul Arrives In Israel, To Have Bat Mitzvah At Western Wall
‘Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. Former pop-star Paula Abdul landed in Israel for the first time on Monday, as a guest of the Tourism Ministry, according to The Times of Israel. Abdul met with President Shimon Peres […]
Rabbi Calls For Condemnation Of Rosh Hashana Temple Mount Rioters
Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon Mine altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. (Isaiah 56:7) Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, the Rabbi of the Western Wall, called on […]
Prayer to God at the Western Wall
Watch as the Chief Rabbi of the holy northern city of Safed leads a prayer for thousands at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The Rabbi explains what lies at the heart of Jewish prayer and how anyone can get in touch with their Maker.
Much Anticipated “Jerusalem” IMAX Set To Debut in New Jersey
1 A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: ‘Let us go unto the house of the LORD.’ 2 Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem; 3 Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together; 4 Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the LORD, as a […]
2012 Yom Kippur: Thousands of Israelis Gather at Western Wall
In the dead of night, tens of thousands of worshipers make their way through the alleyways of the Old City towards the Western Wall, where, quavering with awe and devotion, they will beseech the Almighty in song and invoke his mercy with prayer. Although “Selichot” are recited throughout the Jewish world, nowhere is this ancient […]
Barcelona Soccer Stars visit Christian, Jewish Holy Sites
“And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the children of the people” (2 Chronicles 35:5) Visiting soccer players from the famous Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona, including international soccer star Lionel Messi, visited both Christian and Jewish holy sites on their visit to Israel over […]
9th of Av: When Jerusalem’s Jewish Temple on Temple Mount was Ruined
On the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av, which usually falls on July or August, Jews around the world commemorate the destruction of the Jewish temple which took place on two occasions in Jerusalem. On this day many Jews and Israelis come out here to the old Jewish quarter in Jerusalem, and to the […]