Freed Hostages Join Tens of Thousands for Selichot Prayers at Western Wall
Organizers said more than 150,000 people have joined Selichot services at the Western Wall since Elul began.
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Freed hostages join tens of thousands in prayers at the Western Wall
Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and poems recited before the High Holidays and on fast days, seeking divine forgiveness and mercy. By David Israel, TPS Some 50,000 worshippers took part in the second Selichot prayer service Thursday night at the Western Wall Plaza. On hand were former hostages Bar Cooperstein and Agam Berger, along with wounded IDF soldiers suffering physical and psychological injuries. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, rabbi of…
About 50,000 worshippers gathered tonight for the second Selichot ceremony at the Western Wall Plaza, in an emotional ceremony that included special participation from captivity survivors Bar Kuperstein and Agam Berger, alongside IDF wounded soldiers in body and mind, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. The traditional ceremony, which takes place every year during the Days of Mercy and Selichot, attracted a crowd of tens of thousands from all ove…
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