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We put your prayers in the cracks between the Western Wall stones!
The Western (Wailing) Wall (Hebrew: הכותל המערבי,translit.: HaKotel HaMa´aravi) is the most significant site in the world
for the Jewish people.
The Western Wall is holy to the Jewish people because it is thought to be the only remnant of the Temple in Jerusalem
and the one wall located closest to the Holy of Holies, the holiest site in Judaism. The Wall has become the holiest site
accessible to Jews, since according to Jewish law entry to the Dome of the Rock, site of the Foundation Stone where the
Holy of Holies was located during Temple times, together with the rest of the Temple Mount, is now forbidden under the
pain of Karet (Divinely hastened death).
Jews have prayed at the Western Wall for hundreds of years, believing that the Divine Presence rests upon it and that
the gate of heaven is situated directly above it. The tradition of placing a prayer written on a small piece of paper into a
crack in the Wall goes back hundreds of years.
Included in the thrice daily Jewish prayers are fervent pleas that God return to the Jews exiles to the Land of Israel,
rebuild the Third Temple, and bring the messianic era with the arrival of Jewish Messiah.
The Western Wall is visited by millions of visitors a year – Jews and non-Jews alike. Thousands of Bar and Bat Mitzvah children choose to mark this special event with their families at the Wall. Soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces
swear loyalty to their nation and homeland at the Western Wall Plaza. People from all over the world pay their respects
to the Jewish people’s magnificent history by visiting this special site.
The ancient, 2,000-year-old stones of the Western Wall have witnessed the Jewish people’s birth, exile, and redemption.
This is where the Jewish nation’s past mingles with its hopes for the future. The Western Wall is a living testimony to the strength and resilience of the Jewish nation.
Once we receive your note, we will place it in the cracks between the
stones of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
As a proof we will take a picture of our carrier person with your note on the
Wailing Wall Plaza.
May your requests be answered soon!
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