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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Hostages’ names read out as thousands attend final pre-Yom Kippur Slichot service at Western Wall
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA day before Yom Kippur eve, thousands gather at the Western Wall for the last night of solemn Slichot prayers before the Jewish Day of Atonement.
In attendance are families of hostages held in Gaza.
Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Mtan Zangauker, puts a note in the wall asking God for the return of all the captives and the safe return of all soldiers fighting in the Strip.
Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch reads out the names of all the 48 remaining hostages during the service, in which observant Jews traditionally ask God for forgiveness for their sins during the past year.
The event is being livestreamed.
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