The Torah\'s commandment of gathering in Jerusalem to study the Torah every seven years will be remembered this afternoon in a large-scale public ceremony with the expected participation of tens of thousands. President Moshe Katzav, Chief Rabbis Yisrael Meir Lau and Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, Religious Affairs Minister Asher Ohana, Interior Minister Eli Yeshai, Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert and others will be among the dignitaries participating at the Zekher l\'Hak\'hel ceremony at 4 PM this afternoon. President Katzav and the Chief Rabbis will read from the Torah. The Torah\'s command to gather following the Shemittah year appears in Deut. 31, and applies only when the Holy Temple is standing.
Hak\'hel Ceremony at Western Wall Today
The Torah\'s commandment of gathering in Jerusalem to study the Torah every seven years will be remembered this afternoon in a large-scale public ceremony with the expected participation of tens of thousands.
The Torah\'s commandment of gathering in Jerusalem to study the Torah every seven years will be remembered this afternoon in a large-scale public ceremony with the expected participation of tens of thousands. President Moshe Katzav, Chief Rabbis Yisrael Meir Lau and Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, Religious Affairs Minister Asher Ohana, Interior Minister Eli Yeshai, Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert and others will be among the dignitaries participating at the Zekher l\'Hak\'hel ceremony at 4 PM this afternoon. President Katzav and the Chief Rabbis will read from the Torah. The Torah\'s command to gather following the Shemittah year appears in Deut. 31, and applies only when the Holy Temple is standing.