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 Jews gather at the Wall Western in the Old City of Jerusalem, at the end of Tisha B'Av fast, on August 13, 2024.

Western Wall slihot ceremony unites thousands in remembrance and hope

 Jews gather at the Wall Western in the Old City of Jerusalem, at the end of Tisha B'Av fast, on August 13, 2024.

A year after the October 7 tragedy: Mass selichot prayer and Torah dedication at the Western Wall

 FROM LEFT: Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, Reena Pushkarna, Indian Ambassador Sanjeev Singla, and Kunal Pushkarna.

Grapevine, July 7, 2024: Scaled-down national days

 Elai Berger, brother of kidnapped IDF soldier Agam Berger, is also seen here celebrating his bar mitzvah.

Children of fallen Israeli heroes celebrate Bnei Mitzvah event at the Kotel

 Elai Berger, brother of kidnapped IDF soldier Agam Berger, is also seen here celebrating his bar mitzvah.

Rabbi who lost son in Gaza: 'Hamas wanted to destroy us, but they strengthened us'

Simchat Torah at the Kotel (Western Wall), Jerusalem, October 2018.

Torah scrolls to be written at Western Wall, dedicated Gaza hostages, fallen soldiers

Israeli children fly kites in the Western Wall on November 19, 2023

Kids to fly kites for hostages at Western Wall

 A view of the Kotel.

Why is one of Judaism's holiest sites not accessible yet?

Thousands gather for Slihot prayers at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, early on September 22, 2023, before Yom Kippur.

WATCH: Yom Kippur services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City

 Workers remove notes from the cracks of the Western Wall to make space for new notes, as part of preparations ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 2, 2023.

Thousands of notes removed from Western Wall before Rosh Hashanah

 Engineers conduct their bi-annual inspection of the Western Wall in preparation for the High Holy Days on August 29, 2023.

Western Wall stones undergo inspection before Rosh Hashanah

 Torah scrolls being moved from the Western Wall to genizah.

Israeli bill seeks to revive Western Wall compromise after six years

View of the Dome of the Rock, the western wall and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on November 16, 2022.

Major UK Jewish group to require approval for trips over Israel's Green Line

 Jerusalem was the only territory in ancient Israel which wasn’t allocated to a particular tribe (Illustrative).

Jerusalem Day: One Kotel for all - opinion

 Colel Chabad Bar Mitzvah

Chabad holds Kotel bar mitzvah ceremony for 121 orphans

 LONELY NO more: Working in a downtown cafe.

This week in Jerusalem: Nof Zahav

Members of the Women of the Wall, Conservative and Reform Movement  hold Rosh Hodesh prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, March 4, 2022.

Western Wall compromise: Israel's High Court to hold hearing

 Letters

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