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Sacred stones scandal: How a five-ton Kotel relic shook Jerusalem

After sparking religious backlash, the Israel Antiquities Authority agrees to rebury ancient Western Wall stones, affirming their status as sacred relics subject to Jewish law, not museum pieces.

 The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has vowed to rebury all ancient Western Wall stones removed from display and return them to their original burial sites.
 Sharon Hazum

Unity Event: Sharon Hazum's initiative together with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir at the Western Wall during the Remembrance Day ceremony, April 29, 2025.

Israel marks Remembrance Day at Western Wall in Jerusalem

Indonesian Rabbi Yaakov Baruch celebrates his son's bar mitzvah at the Kotel.

Indonesian rabbi reflects establishing community as son celebrates bar mitzvah - interview


The lessons of Haim Taib’s Torah

The scroll, donated in memory of the victims of October 7 and Operation Swords of Iron, calls for unity, attentiveness, and mutual respect.

 Haim Taib: ‘In the same way that the Torah unites the Jewish people, this scroll became something that united the Jewish people.’

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

WATCH: The event will be broadcast live around the world in honor of those who lost their lives in the terror attacks on October 7 and the Iron Swords War.

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

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

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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

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

The event began before noon with the religious part of the ceremony, followed by some dancing to music and a meeting with President Herzog.

 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'

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

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

Special prayers will also be held in the complex for the swift return of hostages and the health and safety of those suffering and serving the nation.

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

Kids to fly kites for hostages at Western Wall

All children are invited to come to the Western Wall and fly their kites.

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

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

Despite decades of advocacy and significant donations, the bureaucratic hurdles have prevented the realization of a simple solution to make this holy site accessible to all.

 A view of the Kotel.

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

In honor of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, The Jerusalem Post is sharing this livestream of the Western Wall in the Old City to watch the Yom Kippur prayers held at the site.

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

Thousands of notes removed from Western Wall before Rosh Hashanah

The process of removal is being carried out in accordance with halachic instructions, using gloves and disposable wooden tools.

 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.