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The Western Wall or Wailing Wall is the most accessible remaining piece of the Temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70. It isn't the Temple itself, but just the retaining wall that held up that side of the terrace around the Temple. Still, huge portions of the Jewish liturgy are focused on the Temple. Jews are supposed to face the Temple when praying, the daily prayer services in the liturgy serve to recall the sacrificial services in the Temple, and the Hebrew scriptures is, in large part, a history of the Temple. There is much more to Judaism than the memory of the Temple, but much of the rest is layered on top of that memory.
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Did September 11 2001 have an effect on religious pilgrimage to the Western Wall?
Yes!
What are similar about Lourdes and the western wall?
They are both sites of pilgrimage. Other than that, they bear no similarities.
What are the main pilgrimage sites for Judaism?
While Judaism does not mandate pilgrimage to any site, many Jews willingly make the pilgrimage to the Western Wall because of the holiness with which Jews see the site.
Do jews try to visit the western wall at least once in their lives?
There are a number of Jews who make the pilgrimage to visit the Western Wall, but there is no requirement for Jews to visit the Western Wall once in their lives (in comparison to Islam where a pilgrimage to Mecca is required once in someone's life).
What type of place is the western wall?
A holy place for prayer.
Sentences using the word western wall?
She is over by the western wall. Position yourself by the western wall. The tree by the western wall has fallen. He was found by the western wall. The western wall has caved in. We are going to meet by the western wall. Why weren't you by the western wall? We decided to paint the western wall green. The western wall is completely destroyed! He is by the western wall, that's where his sister was hiding. Pick the box by the western wall up. The western wall, the one with the tree that splits in two near it, has fallen. Why do you need sentences including the words "western wall"?
In what sacred place in Jerusalem do Jews pray?
The Western Wall (or Kotel).
Why is the Western Wall stuffed with cheese?
The Western Wall is not stuffed with cheese. Between the bricks, many people place private notes to God as a solemn form of worship.
If Mecca is a special place of worship for Muslims what is the special place of worship for Jews?
The Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Who destroyed the western wall?
Actually, the western wall was the standing remnant of the Jewish temple complex that stood in ancient Israel (Judea). The Romans destroyed the temple, but the western wall which is still standing today in Jerusalem, remained standing. Today, it is a place of prayer for Jews.
Why is the Vatican a place of pilgrimage?
While religious sites are assumed to be the objective of a pilgrimage it can also be used in other conotations. A pilgrimage assumes a great moral search, or at least the pilgrim is taking the journey to enlighten themselves or out of a sense of reverence. You can make a pilgrimage to "Strawberry Fields", "Graceland", "DeLay Plaza" or the "Vietnam Memorial Wall". It doesn't have to be to Jerusalem or Mecca or the Vatican.
Where is western wall?
The Western wall is located on the western side of the temple mount (called the Western Wall Plaza), in the heart of old Jerusalem.
