Watch the beautiful and inspiring repentance prayers recited at the Western Wall this year as the Jewish people prepare for the Yom Kippur holiday.  

Watch the special Tisha B'Av prayers, known as "kinot," being recited at Jerusalem's Western wall.

The Biblical-era wall protected Jerusalem from attacks during the reign of the kings of Judah, until the arrival of the Babylonians.

There is no rational way to explain the remarkable circumstances that led to the liberation of the Old City of Jerusalem in 1967.

Seeing the contrast between the Western Wall celebrations and the Arab riots reminds us why it is more important than ever that Jerusalem remains united under Israeli sovereignty forever!

Thousands pour their hearts out at the Western Wall in Jerusalem following the tragedy that claimed 45 lives and left many more injured, some critically.

Many thousands joined in prayers of thanksgiving at the Western Wall on Independence Day, immediately following Remembrance Day.

anks to Israel's super successful vaccination program, hundreds attended the special Passover Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Last Passover, amid a spike in COVID-19 infections, the event was limited to a group of only 10 Kohanim due to the coronavirus restrictions.

'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.

The prayer was said at the priestly blessing ceremony which is held during the interim days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkot.

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.

Ten full magazines for a light machine gun, full clip chargers, and two British bayonets were discovered today in Jerusalem's Old City.

Dr. Barak Monnickendam-Givon of the Israel Antiquities Authority describes it as the most astonishing discovery of his career.

'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.

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.

A powerful message emanates from the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people.

The prayers were led by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, who prayed for the sick and for the end of the pandemic.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual priestly blessing at the Western Wall will not take place this year and instead will be performed online.

Top rabbis, a beloved singer, and a number of others convened a special service on Thursday to pray for an end to the corona epidemic.

Israel's Transportation Ministry announces a direct train from Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall.

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.

IDF soldiers who were injured in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem attended a swearing-in ceremony later the same day at the Western Wall.

One Holocaust survivor said his whole body was shaking when he celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Western Wall.

Shapiro was kicked off the Temple Mount after a member of his group was caught praying.

Thousands of worshippers packed the Western Wall plaza on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

Jewish New Year is around the corner and the Western Wall Plaza is packed with people praying fervently for a sweet new year!

Back in 2012, the singer told her fans that she discovered Jewish heritage in her family.

At a moving bar mitzvah ceremony at Jerusalem's Western Wall, 15 underprivileged boys read from the Torah and put on tefillin, as is customary during this traditional Jewish rite of passage.

Shoshana Ovitz celebrated her 104th birthday at the Western Wall with her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

'The history of the Jewish people, the belief, the perseverance, is an inspiration to everyone,' Governor Andrew Cuomo stated at Jerusalem's Western Wall.

'Call it an act of civil disobedience, or call it an act which simply recognizes the absurdity and illegality of the Security Council Resolution.'

The March of the Living, followed by the arrival in the thriving Jewish state, is an emotional experience for young Jews like no other.

A new neighborhood in the Golan Heights may also be named after the U.S. president.

Religious pilgrims and Israeli citizens alike descended upon holy sites throughout the Jewish state during the annual Passover celebration.

During Chol Hamoed, the interim days of Passover, life in Israel takes a turn towards rest and relaxation, and people spend time with family and friends.

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites in Jerusalem, sent the following open letter to the administration of Amnesty International, dated February 13, 2019, blasting the human rights organization for demanding tour companies boycott Jewish heritage sites in Israel. A report that you published has been brought to my attention in which... Read more »

Hundreds of Israelis on Monday evening convened at the Western Wall for a special prayer session to give thanks to God for the bountiful rain with which Israel has been blessed.