The Western Wall is the holiest place where Jews are able to pray. It is the outer wall of the ancient Jewish temple built more than 2,000 years ago on the hilltop Jews refer to as “Mount Moriah.” ...

The Western Wall, a retaining wall of the biblical Temple compound, is the holiest site where Jews can pray. Currently, it is divided into men's and women's sections.

The latest campaign by leaders of the Reform movement of American Judaism to galvanize support for equal-access prayer at the Western Wall, known as Judaism’s “holiest site,” is a morally ...

Few beliefs have resonated more widely, or among a more diverse set of Israelis and Jews, than the perception of the Western Wall as Judaism’s holiest site, the place where they feel the ...

The Chief Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz banned the bringing of animals up to the Temple Mount in an effort to prevent Jews from trying to bring Passover ...

As Jews prepare for the High Holidays, ... Engineers check the integrity and clean the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Aug. 29, 2023. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation ...

The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall or the Kotel, is the most significant historic site for the Jewish faith. This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King ...

Near the Western Wall, Jewish radicals shout at Christian Evangelicals to ‘go home’ Violent protest, attended by Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King, underlines theological strains on the two ...

Jews pray at the Western Wall, beside the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, or the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

STORY: Holding prayer shawls above their heads and covering their faces, the priests, known as "Kohanim" in Hebrew, began chanting the blessing, which begins with: "The Lord blesses you and keeps ...

JERUSALEM — An American teen was harassed during her bat mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Friday as haredi Orthodox protesters sought to interrupt non-Orthodox Jews’ prayer one month ...