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How It Works

Request Prayer

Pick a prayer option – from Classic Prayers to an entire Sefer Tehillim (Book of Psalms). Tell us for whom and for what you want prayer – everything is strictly confidential!

Prayer Composed

We personally compose your prayer, based on the information you provide us, and according to tradition and the advice of Rabbanim about how to bring down the most blessing.

Prayer Agent

We hand-pick your prayer agent from the pious scholars of Jerusalem. We tell them about your circumstances, while keeping your identity confidential.

Your 40 Days

Your 40 days are a very powerful time. You can choose to receive daily inspirational prayer reminders from us and we will suggest mitzvot (good deeds) for you to strengthen your prayers.

Support

During and after your 40 days, our caring support team (Shira and Batya) will lend an e-ear, and offer advice and support to help bring you closer to where you want to go.

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WesternWallPrayers.org is Endorsed by
Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl, Tzaddik
and Chief Rabbi of the Old City

Rabbi Goldberger was raised in Long Island, NY and made Aliyah at age 16 to study at the Zilberman’s Yeshiva. He studies in Yeshivas Tiferes Chaim in the morning and tutors children in the afternoon. He has 13 children.

Rabbi Aarond was raised in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem – his family was one of the first Jewish families to move there. He studies at the Zilberman’s Kollel and has 2 children.

Rabbi Zilberman studies Torah and teaches in the Yeshiva Ketana of Zilberman. He has 13 children and is a descendant of the great Vilna Gaon.

Rabbi Yunger was raised in Jerusalem. He studies Torah in the Churva. He has 5 children and resides in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Yunger was raised in Haifa. He studies Torah in the Churva. He has 4 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Zilberman is an 8th generation Jerusalemite.. He teaches in the Talmud Torah of Zilberman, and studies Torah in the Zilberman Kollel. He has 10 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi BenYashar was raised in Jerusalem. He studies Torah in the Zilberman’s Kollel. He has 10 children and is known for his warmth, and kindness.

Rabbi Berkus emigrated to Israel from American 20 years ago to attend yeshiva. He married the daughter of then-Dean of Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah and began teaching in the Yeshiva where he has remained for the past 12 years. He has five children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Citron studies in the morning in the Ramban shul, and in the afternoon he works for Lev Le’achim at the Kotel setting up Torah classes and chavrutot all over Israel. He has 7 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Epshtein grew up in London and Tel Aviv. He learned in the Zilberman’s Kollel and currently works in translation and writing Torah articles. He has 11 children.

Rabbi Lubetsky was raised in the Rova. He learns in the Zilbermans Kollel and is a writer and lecturer. He has 12 children.

Rabbi Zilberman was raised in the Old City of Jerusalem. He was a mashgiach (spiritual adviser) in the Yeshiva Gedola of Zilberman, and is now a mentor for the teachers in the Zilbermans cheider. He studies in the Zilberman’s Kollel in the afternoon and the Diaspora Yeshiva at night. He has 8 children.

Rabbi Zilberman is a grandson of the famed Rabbi Yitzchak Shlomo Zilberman to whom he was very close. He learns in the Zilbermans Kollel and is a mashgiach (supervisor) for Jewish traditional writing with which Torah, Tefillin, and Mezuzot are written. He has 11 children and resides in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Rabbi Sheef is a Torah scholar and teacher at Aderet Eliyahu. He is a second generation Jerusalemite and has 15 children. Rav Sheef is known for his refined speech – speaking only of matters connected to Torah.

Rabbi Heizler is a 7th generation Jerusalemite. He divides his time between studying in the Zilberman’s Kollel and teaching in the Zilbermans Yeshiva Ketana. He has 12 kids and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Goldschmidt is a native Jerusalemite. He studies Talmud in Rav Nebentzahl’s Kollel in the Churva and works as a sofer (scribe). He davens vasikin (sunrise prayers) daily, a special time for prayers to be answered. He has 9 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Roee studies in the Zilberman’s Kollel and teaches in the Yeshiva Ketana. He has been a ba’al korei (the one who reads from the Torah scroll during prayers) at the Kotel for many years. He has 6 children and resides in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Wormser was raised in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. He wakes up every morning at 1:30am to study Torah. He has 4 children. His father is the posek of the Zilberman’s community.

Reb Rafaeli is a second generation Jerusalemite. He is one of the top learners at Zilbermans’ yeshiva and is known for his helpfulness. He, his wife, 5 children and parents all live in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Citron divides his time between studying Talmud and teaching in the Zilberman’s yeshiva. He also gives a daily Talmud class at nighttime. He is the grandson of the famed Rav Reuben of Jerusalem. He has 8 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Veber was raised in Jerusalem and moved to the Jewish Quarter in the Old City after his wedding. He learns in the churva, and teaches and gives classes around Jerusalem. He has 6 children. His father is the Rav of Neve Yaakov.

Rabbi Cohen was raised in Haifa. He teaches in the Talmud Torah of Zilberman, and studies Torah in the afternoon. He has 4 children and is known for his piety and acts of kindness towards others.

Rabbi Michel is the manager (Gabbai) of Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah. He grew up in South Africa and moved to Israel together with his wife 18 years ago. They have 4 children. Reb Michel is a role model to all who know him, combining both Torah scholarship and good character.

Reb Dan Sieger grew up in the city of B’nei B’rak, near Tel Aviv. He studies at Zilbermans’ yeshiva where he also teaches Torah and Kabbalah classes. He is known as a great Torah scholar and a righteous person (tzaddik). He has 10 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.

What We Do

We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity supporting Torah-learning and Torah scholars in Jerusalem. We help people around the world to get their prayers answered through using the generations-old practice of sending a pious scholar to pray at the Western Wall (Kotel), Judaism’s holiest site, for 40 consecutive days.

The “40-days” is a powerful Jewish spiritual technique (segula) practiced for hundreds of years. The concept originated in Moshe Rabbeinu’s (Moses’) prayers on Mt. Sinai for 40 consecutive days, and the formal segula is attributed to Dayan Fischer zt”l.

Our trustworthy agents commit to make this daily journey to the Wall for you despite the searing sun, pouring rain, bitter cold or uncomfortable conditions. They will also give charity on your behalf before the prayers (excluding Shabbat and holidays) and cannot miss a day.

How We Began

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The idea for Western Wall Prayers originally came from Gershon Burd – an insurance agent who left his Chicago home to pursue full-time Torah studies at the Center Program at Ohr Somayach Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He later moved his learning to Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah in the Old City where he eventually became its Executive Director.

After 5 years of unsuccessfully dating over 50 women – Gershon decided to do something BIG. He decided to do the 40-day Kotel segula by staying 40-days in a row in the Old City of Jerusalem – remembering to go to the Wall every day before sunset and pray for just 1 thing – that he marry his soul mate. 2 weeks after it was over, he met his wife Batya – a former lawyer who moved from her hometown of Toronto to Israel to study at the Neve Yerushalayim and Eyaht seminaries. The two started to tell their single friends to fly in and pray 40 days at the Wall just like them.

When realizing just how impractical this was for most people, they decided to do the 40-days on their behalf.

Looking around at their Torah-learning neighbors, they couldn’t help but be impressed by their piety and ability to live with only meager financial means for the sake of spiritual pursuits. They decided to make another “match made in heaven” – between the pious Jews of Jerusalem and the world at large looking for help from Above – WesternWallPrayers.org was born!

10 years later, Gershon tragically passed away in a swimming accident on his 40th birthday. After his death, stories began emerging of the many hidden acts of charity he had performed and the Jewish world whispered that a hidden tzaddik had been found. A book entitled: The Secret Life of Gershon Burd was published to reveal his greatness.

Now, Batya continues his legacy by giving classes on Emunah (faith in G-d), resilience, and advancing his amazing prayer project – joining Torah, Prayer and Charity at the Wall to help people realize their dreams.

In addition to working to get your prayers answered, Western Wall Prayers sends your donations to Kollel Tefilat Moshe, not-for-profit, Vaad HaRabbonim, not-for-profit and other charities supporting Torah-learning in Jerusalem and Jerusalem families. So not only may you get what you need, but you also help others and get a tax-deductible receipt for it!

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