The Western Wall was cleared of notes in advance of Passover.
Workers used sticks Sunday to remove the hundreds of thousands of prayers and requests written on slips of paper that worshippers stuff into the cracks between the wall’s stones.
The papers will be buried out of respect for their contents.
The Western Wall also is cleared of the notes prior to Rosh Hashanah.
Given the difficult times that Israelis — and Jews worldwide — are currently living through, it can be challenging to navigate the holidays
“Too many women think their stories are not important or their voice doesn’t matter, which could not be further from the truth.”
On April 11, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger held its 15th annual National Hunger Seder on Capitol Hill.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
One of the most unusually gratifying rituals in modern Jewish life is what we call the Counting of the Omer.
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