Western Wall spectacle marks special fast day against violence

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: November 28, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

HAIM SHAPIRO and JONATHAN KRASHINSKY
Jerusalem Post
11-28-2000
Headline: Western Wall spectacle marks special fast day against violence
Byline: HAIM SHAPIRO and JONATHAN KRASHINSKY
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 04

Tuesday, November 28, 2000 -- Worshipers gathered at the Western Wall yesterday to mark the end of a special day of penitential prayer and fasting, called by a wide spectrum of rabbinical leaders to seek heavenly help in the present situation.

The fast lasted for half a day, from dawn until noon. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitch, the rabbi of the Western Wall, said that such a fast had ...

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