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Hakafot Shniyot at the Western Wall

Saturday, October 3, 2026

22:00–00:30

The Western Wall, רחבת הכותל המערבי, העיר העתיקה, ירושלים

Free

On the night after Simchat Torah, once the holiday is out, the Western Wall plaza fills for Hakafot Shniyot — around 100 Torah scrolls, music, and thousands of people dancing into the small hours. Free entry, no registration needed. The Hakafot begin at 22:00; that evening Havdalah in Jerusalem is at 18:58.

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