Kotel

Nearly 150,000 people participate in final slihot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur at Kotel

Also in attendance were former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, as well as former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.

Thousands of Jews gather for slihot prayer services at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Yom Kippur, September 15, 2026
Bar mitzvah at the Kotel, May 18, 2026.

Orphans who lost parents during October 7 war celebrate joint Kotel bar mitzvah

 A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.

Jerusalem Day: Why are Jews ashamed of reclaiming Jerusalem? - opinion

President of Argentina Javier Milei at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel. April 19, 2026.

How Milei brought Judeo-Christian civilization home to Jerusalem - comment


Letters to the Editor February 27, 2023: Work over family

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Reform rabbis hold prayers at Kotel, Noam Party activists protest in egal section

Chaos broke out across the Kotel as Women of the Wall held prayer services in the main plaza and Noam Party activists took over the egalitarian section.

 MK Gilad Kariv holds a Torah Scroll during Rosh Hodesh prayer of women of the wall, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, February 22, 2023.

Underwear at the Western Wall: Two wrongs don't make a right - opinion

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, looked at the role of the Jewish people and said that we are taught to fight darkness with light. This is how we will solve our issues.

 A prayer calling for unity and dialogue takes place near the Western Wall, on Monday.

Letters to the Editor February 13, 2023: Is it normal?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

What’s behind the exaggerated proposed Kotel legislation?

A new Western Wall bill proposed by Shas could see visitors who dress “not modestly” face a six-month prison sentence.

The Western Wall.

Original Women of the Wall: Fighting for women to pray at the Kotel

While some consider women’s group prayer proscribed in Jewish law, Original Women of the Wall demonstrates that with respect and tolerance, all Jewish women can practice according to their custom.

 Women of the Wall celebrate after regrouping at the Egalitarian Section of the Western Wall in 2019.

Amichai Chikli says he will focus less on Women of the Wall and Reform Jews struggles as minister

Chikli said that "every new minister put his emphasis on certain things. My emphasis will be on protecting the Jewish communities from antisemitism and also the fight against the BDS movement."

 MK Amichai Chikli at the Knesset, April 25, 2022.

Nides lights candles at egalitarian Kotel; Gantz heckled at main site

Two different Hanukkah lightings took place Tuesday night at the Western Wall in Jerusalem with different political messages.

 US AMBASSADOR Thomas Nides arrives at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on December 5, 2021, to present his credentials.

Heightening the Holy with Technology

From virtual reality to sending prayers online, 21st century technology is enhancing the spiritual experience at the Western Wall.

 “The Chain of Generations”

Maintaining the Western Wall 

Behind the maintenance of the Western Wall is a team of workers on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, who maintain the physical aspects of the Plaza.

 Note clearance at the Western wall