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.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
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

The boys enjoyed a day-long celebration, proceeding down to the Western wall accompanied by their families, where they were called up to the Torah.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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

In many Jewish communities, Jerusalem Day goes unnoticed. The liberation of Jerusalem is no longer celebrated as a miracle or even as a historic achievement. How did we lose our way so quickly?

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
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

Argentina's President Javier Milei, inspired by Jewish tradition, signs the Isaac Accords with Israel, marking a new chapter for freedom and democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN

The Western Wall: place of prayer or political protest? - opinion

There is stalemate in both these arenas with opposing sides pitted against each other in an endless cycle of confrontation and conflict.

AUGUST 3, 2022ByDORON PEREZ
PRAYERS TAKE place at the Western Wall on Tisha Be’av, last year.

Can Jewish Agency head Doron Almog handle the Kotel crisis?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Will new Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog succeed in connecting Israel and the Diaspora amid the Kotel security crisis?

JULY 16, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
JEWISH AGENCY Chairman Doron Almog is congratulated during this week’s board of governors meeting in Jerusalem.

Letters to the Editor July 13, 2022: A resounding 'yes'

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 12, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Jewish Agency offers security at Kotel if government ‘won’t protect Jews’

"If the Israeli government won’t protect Jews at the Kotel [Western Wall], then perhaps Jewish Agency security teams need to be placed there."

JULY 12, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
JEWS PRAY at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day, last month.

Miri Regev: Everything wrong with Israeli politics - editorial

It is important to call out these lies whenever we see them. Political cynicism must have boundaries.

JULY 11, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev resorted to making threats that took advantage of the power she wields from her position in the government. This is a criminal offense, and it needs to be stopped.

Australian Jewish community joins the demand from Lapid to secure Kotel

"The Government must ensure that police protection is provided to ensure freedom of worship at the Kotel."

JULY 10, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Yair Lapid gives first cabinet meeting address

US Conservative, Reform movements to Lapid: Kotel needs to stay safe

They mentioned the recent Rosh Chodesh egalitarian section prayer service, where ultra-Orthodox youth were physically violent toward their members • "you support implementing the Kotel Agreement"

JULY 7, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
PRAYERS AT the Kotel.

Lapid: Disruptions to egalitarian prayer at Kotel ‘unacceptable’

“The limitations on the prayers there make Israel the only Western state in which Jews don’t have freedom of worship, which is unacceptable to me,” Lapid said.

JULY 5, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Women of the Wall hold up a sign reading "Prime Minister Lapid, implement the Western Wall outline!"

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders: Stop teaching hate - opinion

The young zealots at the Kotel (some were as young as 12) are the products of the schools and communities that raised them. We should call this what it is: a form of antisemitism.

JULY 4, 2022ByRICK JACOBS
HAREDI PROTESTORS scuffle with police as the Women of the Wall movement holds Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall, in March.

Letters to the Editor July 3, 2022: Enormous difference

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 3, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters