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By JNS
A special prayer session for the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and for the safety of Israeli forces is to be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’ Old City.
The event is to include family members of some 133 hostages still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, those who have been injured in the war, and soldiers still battling terrorists in the Palestinian enclave.
Thousands Gather
At the Western Wall!
Praying 🤲 in Song for the Return of the Hostages!
Please God, Hear Our Prayers and Return Our Hostages
Amen 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2vTq0qnFDq— Rabbi Berel Scharf (@ScharfBerel) January 10, 2024
Among the attendees will be the chief rabbis of Israel, the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, other religious and public figures, and with the participation of thousands of Jews “who will come to cry out, plead, and invoke heavenly mercy upon all of Israel.”
Thousands of people from all across Israel gathered at #Jerusalem‘s Western Wall today (Wednesday) to pray for the speedy release of the 136 hostages still in the merciless hands of terrorists in #Gaza.
We join them in saying, with a unified voice: #BringThemHomeNOW pic.twitter.com/FSTx8uDoDG— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) January 10, 2024
During the gathering, the selichot prayer will be recited according to both the Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, including chapters from the Yom Kippur Katan prayer and Psalms.
