For the first time, a Memorial Day morning ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Western Wall, during which hundreds of worshipers and visitors at the site emotionally recited Psalms following the Memorial Day siren. Immediately following the memorial siren, a moving ceremony was held at the Western Wall, beginning with the recital of Psalms in memory of those who fell in service and who were murdered in terror attacks. The ceremony was attended by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism), Western Wall Heritage Foundation Director-General Mordechai Eliav, and hundreds of visitors who were present in the Western Wall plaza at the time. Related articles: Watch: Memorial Day commemorated in Gaza IDF Chief of Staff embraces bereaved families IAF aircraft salute the fallen Pres. Herzog: We mourn the victims - and we will rebuild Rabbi Rabinowitz recited Psalm 16 in memory of the fallen, and immediately afterwards cantor Eli Cohen recited the Kaddish prayer, followed by Kel Malei Rachamim. On Monday evening, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi opened Memorial Day at the Western Wall, with an official ceremony.
