JERUSALEM, Israel – As Israel approaches 100 days of war and captivity for the more than one hundred hostages, Israeli religious leaders called for a prayer gathering at the Western Wall to cry out to God – and Israelis responded.
As the shofars sounded, tens of thousands of Jews came to the revered Wall, including the families of those kidnapped, the injured, and soldiers. They came to plead to the Lord and invoke heavenly mercy upon all of Israel.It was the largest gathering at one of Judaism’s holiest sites since the October 7th war began.
CBN News spoke with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich, the rabbi of the Western Wall, who led the time of prayer, along with other chief rabbis of Israel.
He told us, “We are Jews who believe that by the power of prayer, we can change everything.To do very much better, to operate very much better.
The rabbi added, “We are people who seek only good and therefore we stood here – tens of thousands of people – and we asked from God that He’ll heal the wounded, that He’ll return the hostages, that He’ll protect the soldiers that He’ll do good in the world – that He’ll bring peace to the world.”
Rabbi Rabinovich said he
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