3447 צפיותThe Western Wall
The Western Wall is a supporting wall of the Temple Mount, where the Temple of Solomon used to stand in Jerusalem. So why do some people call the Western Wall the "Wailing Wall"?
The custom is for Jews to come to the Western Wall and pray and cry and plead with God for help with the things that worry them.
Many Jews believe that, if you want to ask God something, you have to write the request on a piece of paper, put the note between the holy stones of the Western Wall, and wait... By the way, if you can't make it to the Western Wall, can you send a fax or email? Sorry, no! God doesn't get emails or faxes! But Bezeq, Israel largest Telecommunications Corporation offers a service where they accept notes from people who can't make it to the Western Wall themselves. They will place the note in the Western Wall for you, without peeking!!!
Many boys who reach Bar Mitzvah age (13) choose to celebrate their first aliya to the Torah (the first time they read the Torah – the Jewish holy book – at a religious service) at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Girls who want an aliya to the Torah can do this too. Today girls are able to have an aliya at the Western Wall itself, where an area has been opened up so that women and girls can pray just like men and boys, right next to the Western Wall.
the picture is from Wikipedia
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