The reason that Jews have prayed for thousands of years at the Western Wall is that this is the closest they could get to Temple Mount and the site of the Holy of Holies. The Western Wall is not part of the temple itself but merely a supporting wall for Temple Mount. No Jew ever thought that this would serve forever as a replacement for the Temple • Full Story

“The anti-Semites weren’t only in the Budapest ghetto,” Lapid said. “The anti-Semites were also slave traders who threw people bound together with chains into the sea. The anti-Semites were the Hutu in Rwanda who massacred Tutsis. The anti-Semites are Muslim fanatics who have murdered millions of other Muslims in the past decades” • Full Story

Israel’s new Foreign  Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying: “We’re here to stay.” At the ceremony, the minister, on his first visit outside of Israel since the formation of the new government, hung the mezuzah on the door of the facility. Present were several representatives of the local Jewish community, namely Shliach Rabbi Levi Duchman • Full Story, Photos

Dozens Of Dati Leumi Rabbanim published a letter on Thursday calling to oppose the newly formed government following Lapid’s declaration on Wednesday night that he has succeeded in forming a unity government • Full Story

Following Yamina party chairman Naftali Bennett’s announcement that he plans to join with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in a unity government ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, negotiating teams from the two parties and others in the so-called “change bloc” met overnight Sunday-Monday in an attempt to seal a deal to form their new coalition • Full Story

Before returning to Israel ahead of the Ben Gurion Airport closure, Member of Knesset and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid was seen visiting the Tefillin stand at Chabad of the Airport in JFK Airport under the direction of Rabbi Yossi Rapp.