Event Brief
Nearly 150,000 attend final slihot at Kotel before Yom Kippur
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
Summary: Nearly 150,000 people participated in the final slihot prayer ceremony ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem. The event also drew former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, and former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.
WHO: Nearly 150,000 participants; former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife; Nova survivor Ziv Abud; former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami
WHAT: Nearly 150,000 people took part in the final slihot prayer ceremony at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Western Wall (Kotel), Jerusalem
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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