A great crowd participated last night in the central slichot of the eve of Yom Kippur, Israel, at the Western Wall

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation: over a million people came to pray at the Western Wall and participate in the forgiveness classes in the Western Wall plaza throughout the month of Elul and the ten days of repentance

On the eve of Yom Kippur, Israel, tonight (Monday), tens of thousands arrived at the main prayer stand in the Western Wall plaza, starting from the early evening hours until the peak during the main stand in the Western Wall plaza, the balconies and the surrounding alleys.

The gathering was held in the presence of the chief rabbis of Israel, the first to commemorate Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Shalita and Rabbi David Lau Shalita, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Shalita, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, CEO of the Mordechai Western Wall Heritage Fund (Soli)  Eliav, rabbis, public figures and a large crowd.

On behalf of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, it was announced that this is the peak gathering of the period of mercy and forgiveness, which took place as part of 14 major gatherings that took place throughout the month of Elul and the ten days of repentance, accompanied by a cantor.  This is in order to spread the burdens and allow the general public to go up to Jerusalem and join the slichot classes throughout the period.  Also, over a million people came to pray at the Western Wall and participate in prayers in the Western Wall plaza throughout the month of Elul and the ten days of repentance.

The Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz of Israel, opened the slichot prayer with a prayer and a call to the people of Israel: "In this unifying state, we will pray for peace between one another.  We will pray that we will always be able to see the virtue of our friend and not their lack, we will pray that we will be connected to each other and belong to each other in unity, in brotherhood, in love.  We have one tradition, we have one heritage, we are brother people.  We will take upon ourselves the mitzvot of free love, love of the people of Israel, love of the Land of Israel and love of the Torah of Israel.  Our father, our king, let this hour be an hour of mercy and a time of desire before you, let our prayer rise before you and renew a good year for us.'

 • A collection of photos from the many people who visited the Western Wall plaza tonight