Notices from the Kotel read more Zichron Menachem Camp Visits the Western Wall Zichron Menachem is a non-profit organization that supports children suffering from cancer and their families. As part of their summer camp experience, they came for a visit to the Western Wall. The children toured the Western Wall Tunnels and the Chain of Generations center and prayed at the Kotel. read more President of Paraguay Visits the Western Wall President Horacio Cartes, the president of Paraguay, visited the Western Wall last night and was received by the rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, shlita. During the visit, the president prayed in front of the Western Wall stones and placed a note between the stones. President Cartes did not hide his excitement from the visit to the site and expressed great interest in Jewish history. He noted his friendship with the State of Israel and said that visiting the Kotel was for him an act of identification with the spiritual values of the Jewish nation. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz spoke and said that the secret wishes of millions of Jews throughout the generations have been whispered near these stones. “King Solomon requested that the prayers of Jews and non-Jews alike be accepted from the Temple. Jews who pray in synagogues around the world face this site.” The President wrote in the Kotel’s visitors’ book that he is grateful for the privilege of being exposed to the history of this holy site and was very excited to touch these sacred stones. “I leave on these lines the greatest feeling in my life that I experienced today where I could see all – in the meeting place of all religions. I am here in order to pray in my own name and that of my country of Paraguay. I wish peace and love to all of humanity”, wrote the President. After the visit, the president posted a picture from the Western Wall on his Twitter account. read more The IDF Chief of Staff at the Kotel Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot visited the Western Wall. read more The Admor of Gur at the Kotel The Maran Admor of Gur, shlita, prayed at the Kotel for the yahrzheit of his father, Maran Admor the “Lev Simcha” of Gur. read more
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