The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
@JWMILLER (3275)
Westmoreland, Tennessee
January 27, 2019 7:18pm CST
This is the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, the remains of the Temple built by Herod the Great, shortly before the time of Jesus. Many Jews as well as other people, pray there. Many people leave pieces of paper with prayers on them, hoping that their prayers will be answered.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
24 Feb 19
@JWMILLER
It is a very important place for us Jews. There are Bar Mitzvahs there on Mondays and Thursdays, brides like to go there and other things happen there. It is very important to us. This is just a little bit of information on the Western Wall for people to know: The Western Wall
The Western Wall is one of the four supporting walls of the Temple Mount that remained intact after the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash-The Second Temple. It is the wall that faces westward, and it is the closest in proximity to the site of the Holy of Holies, the most sacred location in the Temple for the Jewish people.
Since the Temples' destruction, the Western Wall has served as a source of inspiration, and the focus of yearning and prayer for the Jewish people throughout many generations. It has helped keep the memory of the Temple alive, and is now a heritage site and location for formal ceremonies of the State of Israel.
The tradition of visiting the Western Wall, touring the length of it and praying next to its gates is an ancient tradition, centuries old. "We have no comfort other than circling the gates and bowing and asking for mercy" - from a letter sent to the Diaspora by the heads of the Jerusalem community, end of the 10th century
