Global Hour of Jewish Unity: Live Ceremony – Taanis Esther 4:30-5:30 at the Kotel

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum will host a global hour of Jewish unity and prayer at the Western Wall, that will be a live broadcast worldwide tomorrow (Thursday), from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m, ending with the Shema prayer.

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The event will give a voice to the hostage families who will be telling their stories on the live broadcast, and event will conclude with a united moment of prayer and solidarity with millions of Jews from around the world reciting the Shema prayer in unison at 5:30 pm.

A similar event is taking place in Gush Etzion at the same time:

“Our strength is in our unity,” said Chaim Yitzchak Or, the brother of Avinatan Or who was kidnapped by Hamas and is still being held in Gaza.

“We are asking the general public to stand by our side and pray for the speedy release of all the Hostages, on this special day.”

“The Jewish people live and breathe their heritage,” Chaim Yitzchak said.

“The unity in Queen Esther’s time resulted in a monumental victory over the hatred and antisemitism perpetrated by Haman and we hope for a similar result and the return of our hostages so that they can all be brought home now.”

“We are asking everyone to get involved, regardless of previous Judaic commitment, or even if you have never prayed before in your life,” said Aish CEO Rabbi Steven Burg.

“This is the time to come together to share your voice in a global initiative to save the hostages who have been held in captivity for 166 days.

“We ask everyone to spread the word so that we can reach as many people as possible to pray in unity in the hopes that we can bring the hostages home now.”

The event, which will be hosted on the Dan Family Aish World Center rooftop overlooking the Western Wall and Temple Mount, is held in partnership with major Jewish organizations in Israel and around the world and will be broadcast live.