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 A view of the Kotel.

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

 THE MASSES pray at the Western Wall during Hol Hamoed Sukkot, October 2, 2023.

WATCH: Over 50,000 Jewish worshipers gather for Birkat Kohanim at Western Wall

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

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

WATCH: Tens of thousands at Western Wall for final Slihot before Yom Kippur

 HIDDEN VALLEY jeep tours of the Judean Mountains.

Sukkot: Fun holiday activities in Jerusalem you can't afford to miss

By Ronit Ansbacher , JOANNA SHEBSON
 The inaugural ceremony of the renovations made to Jerusalem's Old City Dung Gate complex.

Jerusalem Old City gate gets NIS 40 million renovation

 Central Slihot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on September 7, 2023

Western Wall preparing for tens of thousands of visitors for Rosh Hashanah

 POLICE PATROL outside al-Aqsa Mosque amid clashes in the area this week.

Armed guards posted at all Jerusalem synagogues amid rising terror

 The famous photo of IDF soldier Yaakov Cohen blowing a shofar at the Western Wall.

Mystery IDF shofar blower at Western Wall identified 56 years later

 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

 Central Slihot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on September 7, 2023

50,000 Jewish worshipers gather for Slihot prayers at Western Wall

 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

 Central Selichot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. August 24, 2023

25,000 Jews gather for Selichot prayers at Western Wall

 Women of the Wall read from a Torah scroll at the Western Wall on the seventh day of Hanukkah, December 25, 2022.

Western Wall guards violated court ruling, Women of the Wall claim

 Selichot at the Western Wall.

Israel prepares for thousands to attend 'Forgiveness Prayers' at Western Wall