Tens of thousands gathered Saturday night at the Western Wall plaza for a central selichot ceremony attended by freed hostages. Among the participants were Noa Argamani, Itay Regev, Omer Shem Tov, Bar Kuperstein, Eliya Cohen and his new wife, Ziv Cohen.
2+During the ceremony, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, led the freed hostages and the crowd in a special thanksgiving prayer for their return.
2+Prayers were also offered for the safety of IDF soldiers and security forces, for national unity, and for Israel’s peace and security. Also attending were Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, CEO of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, and tens of thousands of worshippers.
2+The next central selichot ceremony at the Western Wall plaza will be held this Thursday, the 14th of Elul, August 27, at 12:15 a.m., with tens of thousands of worshippers expected to attend.