Jerusalem, 8 March, 2022 (TPS) — The Chief Rabbis of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau, called on the public on Tuesday to attend a prayer rally following the ongoing war and the difficult situation in Ukraine.

In their letter, the chief rabbis noted that “entire communities are fleeing for their lives, thousands of Jews have left their homes into the unknown. The ravages of war do not distinguish between man and woman and between a boy and an old man, and we witnessing difficult scenes.”

The chief rabbis also pointed to “the sorrow and pain of the people of Ukraine and of the Jews of Ukraine, touches the hearts of all the Jews of the world. We must plead in prayer to open the gates of heaven and ask God to pass over the evil of the decree, and to end the difficult war.”

The prayer rally will take place next Tuesday, on the eve of Ta’anit Esther, at the Kotel (Western Wall) plaza.

They expressed hope that “thanks to the prayer of many, the people of Israel will be saved from all their troubles, and God will say enough to our troubles.”