'Who would have believed that peace would come to our home in such a glorious way? It is a Chanukah miracle,' says Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch.
Before COVID-19, tens of thousands would attend communal prayers nightly at the Western Wall during the High Holiday season, asking for Divine forgiveness.
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was among the 100,000 who attended the annual 'Birkat Kohanim' - Priestly Blessing - at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during Sukkot 2019.
As we pray at the Western Wall and gaze up at the Temple Mount, we cannot help but wonder why there is no Holy Temple today. Does it have anything to do with the slanderous report of the spies in the times of Moses?
'Through my pictures, I show that Israel has deserts and cities, people from all over the world, and ancient and modern history,' said photographer Jodi Sugar.
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a little-known holiday. Because in fact, Shavuot commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history - the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
'Jerusalem' and 'Zion' represent the Jewish people and the non-Jewish nations of the world coming together to serve God and support the Jewish People in the Land that He gave them!
Health Ministry eases restrictions, allows expansion of prayers at Judaism's holiest site and hints that synagogues might reopen by week's end, with conditions.
John Zo, a student from China, expressed his appreciation to the rabbis and the Jewish People for their friendship and warmth amid the coronavirus outbreak.