Overview
- Preparations are complete at the Western Wall plaza, including installation of a large cast‑bronze menorah that stands over two meters tall, nearly two meters wide and weighs close to a ton after seven months of production.
- Central ceremonies will run each night from Sunday, December 14, through Sunday, December 21, with a public program staged by the Kosel Heritage Foundation.
- Participants listed by organizers include rabbinic leaders, government ministers, foreign ambassadors, former captives, bereaved families, wounded IDF soldiers, IDF personnel, Israel Police and members of the public.
- Start times are set nightly at 4:30 p.m., with Friday at 3:30 p.m., Motzaei Shabbos at 8:00 p.m., and the final night (Zos Chanukah) on Sunday, December 21, at 4:30 p.m.
- All evenings except Friday and Motzaei Shabbos will stream live on the Kosel Heritage Foundation website to reach audiences in Israel and abroad, including IDF bases and rehabilitation hospitals.