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Via our website, over 804,672 notes have been placed at the Western Wall between the Holy Stones. If you wish to have a note placed between the Western Wall stones, but are unable to do in-person, we are here to help. Write your note via the form below and we’ll place it in the Western Wall for you. Your privacy will be observed at all times.
- Why Is The Western Wall in Jerusalem Holy?
- Customs at The Western Wall
- Decorum at The Western Wall
This is not a sacred site for Jews only. The Jewish temple in Jerusalem was a place of prayer for all. When King Solomon built the first Temple, he specifically asked God to answer the prayers of non-Jews at the Temple as well, (1-Kings 8:41-43), and the prophet Isaiah refers to it as “a house of prayer for all nations.” Kabbala, Jewish mystic trad...
There are “washing stations” around the plaza. These are fountains where people ritually wash their hands before praying at the wall.
As you approach the western wall in Jerusalem, you are entering a holy place where proper respect is expected. 1. The plaza before the wall is separated in two, once side for women, one for men. Please head to the appropriate area from which to approach the wall. 2. Men should cover their heads. Plan ahead and bring a yarmulke, cap or sunhat. 3. Wo...
Located in the heart of the Jewish quarter, and run by a Yeshiva family, Western Wall Prayers enables you to have access to this powerful 40-day Segula through donating to have a righteous individual (one of our Rabbis, Torah scholars or Kollel wives) pray 40 days at the Kotel on your behalf.
They also cleared the area around the wall to create the Western Wall Plaza that visitors see today. The Western Wall is free to visit and is open 24 hours a day, year-round. Women and men should dress modestly in the Western Wall Plaza. To pray at the wall, women should have their legs and shoulders covered (scarves are provided at the site).
The Western Wall: Notes in the Wall. Jewish people believe that a divine presence rests within the Western Wall,, so they leave hand-wtitten prayers on scraps of paper (kvitlachim) and insert them in cracks in the Wall in the hope they will be answered.
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation hold prayer events throughout the year, such as a priestly blessing, penitential prayers, etc., according to the custom of the site. No weddings or circumcisions will take place in the Western Wall plaza.
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Jun 17, 2020 · Thousands of people have started to come to the Western Wall every night at midnight and at the early morning hours to say Slichot, as is customary with the Sephardic community. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation printed about 100,000 Slichot booklets for the worshippers.
