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Discover the profound religious and historical significance of the Western Wall with our user-friendly guide. Situated in the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City, this revered site stands as the last remnant of the Second Temple, making it a sanctuary of unparalleled importance for people around the world.
The Western Wall was built as a retaining wall to support the western side of the Temple Mount. It stretches some 200 meters ― the length of the Temple Mount (to the left as you look at the Wall). Most of it is obscured behind the structures of the Muslim Quarter.
The term Western Wall commonly refers to a 187-foot (57 m) exposed section of a much longer retaining wall, built by Herod on the western flank of the Temple Mount. Only when used in this sense is it synonymous with the term Wailing Wall.
It is a centuries-old tradition to place a note with a prayer or request in the Western Wall, the Kotel. Just type in your prayer and it will be placed in the crevices of the Western Wall by a student at Aish.
Do we take the Western Wall for granted? It stands there silently, contemplatively, like a sentry guarding its post, projecting strength and a dramatic sense of history even as it invokes our deepest longings regarding Jewish destiny.
15 mar 2015 · It is a centuries-old tradition to place a note with a prayer or request in the Western Wall. Go to http://www.aish.com/w/note/?s=fb and type in your prayer. It will be printed out in the Old City of Jerusalem where it will be placed in the Wall by a student of Aish HaTorah.
