Top Thai officials visit Western Wall after citizens freed from Gaza The delegation offered a silent prayer for the captives who have returned and for the swift release of all those still being held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. JNS Staff Feb. 3, 2025
Argentine FM Gerardo Werthein visits Western Wall The visit to the Jewish holy site included a prayer for the peace and security of Israel and Argentina. Feb. 2, 2025
Ambassadors attend Western Wall Chanukah lighting to combat Jew-hatred "There are nations and countries, led by the United States, standing by our side in this struggle with the torch of freedom in their hands." Jan. 1, 2025
Public Chanukah lightings at Western Wall during eight-night holiday The Chanukah events at Judaism's second-holiest site will be held under the slogan, "For the miracles, the mighty deeds and the wars." Dec. 22, 2024
Denying Jewish sovereignty of Israel is antisemitic The Bible records purchases of the Temple Mount by King David, the Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs by Abraham and Joseph’s Tomb by Jacob. Farley Weiss Dec. 12, 2024
Torah scroll dedicated to Oct. 7 families installed at Western Wall Thousands of people filled in individual letters in the parchment. Etgar Lefkovits Oct. 8, 2024
Elevator ‘project of kindness’ to make Western Wall more accessible “Every day, people are asking when it will be ready,” the site manager in Jerusalem told JNS. Etgar Lefkovits Sept. 25, 2024
Hundreds throng Western Wall to pray for unity, hostages “We have many challenges and we need a lot of miracles, and for that we need prayer so that we may each find the holy component within our spirit.” Etgar Lefkovits Sept. 3, 2024
Paratrooper at center of iconic Six-Day War photo dead at 81 The photo was nicknamed in Hebrew "The Crying Paratroopers" or "Paratroopers at the Western Wall." David Isaac July 7, 2024
