Posted on 12/09/20
As in previous years, the tradition of lighting Chanukah candles near the site of the oil cruse miracle at the Kotel Plaza will continue this year as well, in the presence of rabbis and public figures, but in a limited format amid the pandemic.
Tomorrow, Thursday, at the first light of Chanukah will attend: The Rishon Lezion and Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef; Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz; Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Rabbi Rafi Peretz; and the Minister for the Environment, MK Gila Gamliel. The ceremony will be in a limited format with the arrival and presence at the Western Wall Plaza during the lighting taking place in accordance with Health Ministry regulations.
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Chanukah 2020 Candle-lighting times (Israel times):
First Night – Thursday, 24 Kislev – December 10, 2020 – 4:45 pm
Second Night – Friday, 25 Kislev – December 11, 2020 – 3:30 pm
Third Night – Saturday, 26 Kislev – December 12, 2020 – 7:00 pm
Fourth Night – Sunday, 27 Kislev – December 13, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Fifth Night – Monday, 28 Kislev – December 14, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Sixth Night – Tuesday, 29 Kislev – December 15, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Seventh Night – Wednesday, 1 Tevet – December 16, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Eighth Night – Thursday, 2 Tevet – December 17, 2020 – 5:00 pm
There will be experiential, open-air menorah tours every day of Chanukah, in accordance with regulations. In addition, there are special virtual tours for families or individuals throughout the holiday. For more information, visit www.thekotel.org.
The Chanukah candle-lighting ceremonies will be broadcast live every evening from Sunday-Thursday (starting tomorrow) on the Western Wall website, our YouTube channel, our official Facebook page, and other media outlets.
The candles will be lit in a magnificent menorah made of bronze which is over 2 meters high and about 2 meters wide, weighs one ton, and took about seven months to create
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The Chanukah candles will be lit with the most stringent requirements (mehadrin min hamehadrin), with olive oil, in special holders that are wind and rain-proof so the menorah can stay lit throughout the night.