Wailing Wall - Kotel - Western Wall
Many Israeli pilgrims come to the Western Wall with the desire to pray. This pilgrimage centre is located in Jerusalem, the holy city of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
In Jerusalem, near the site of Solomon's temple, which has now disappeared, the remains of a high wall made up of large cubic stones, which was built at the time of King Herod, rise up. A religious custom that was imposed through the ages summons the Jews to come every Friday to the foot of this symbolic wall to mourn the ruin of the "Jewish Jerusalem". From the multitude of faithful gathered there rises a whining cry, which sometimes drowns out the noises of the city. Today, Israeli pilgrims flock to the foot of the wall, and along with traditional lamentations read fragments of the psalms, proverbs, or Talmud.
Many Israeli pilgrims come to the Western Wall with the desire to pray. This pilgrimage centre is located in Jerusalem, the holy city of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
In Jerusalem, near the site of Solomon's temple, which has now disappeared, the remains of a high wall made up of large cubic stones, which was built at the time of King Herod, rise up. A religious custom that was imposed through the ages summons the Jews to come every Friday to the foot of this symbolic wall to mourn the ruin of the "Jewish Jerusalem". From the multitude of faithful gathered there rises a whining cry, which sometimes drowns out the noises of the city. Today, Israeli pilgrims flock to the foot of the wall, and along with traditional lamentations read fragments of the psalms, proverbs, or Talmud.
