"Words can't describe what it is like to see this sea of Jews praying together on behalf of the Nation of Israel," said one worshipper Wednesday. Arutz-7 attempts to describe the event with photos.
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Tens of thousands filled the Kotel Plaza hours before the start of the prayers,
Jews from all different yeshivas and religious communities came out to pray a common prayer together.
The Bostoner Rebbe leads prayers.
(From left) MK Rabbi Yitzchak Levy (National Union), Rabbi Zalman Melamed of Beit El and MK Effie Eitam (National Union), speaking with Rabbi Avraham Shapira (facing camera, with hat)
(Photos: Jonathan Stein and Elkana Perl)