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What is the importance of the Western Wall for Jews?

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It is the remaining vestige of the Holy Temple.

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Why is the Western Wall important to Christians?

The Western Wall is only important to Christians because it is part of the old Jewish Temple. It has little importance to Christians. Of far greater importance are the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Via Dolorosa.


How do Jews travel to the Western Wall?

If it is a holiday, Jews will walk to the Western Wall (usually from somewhere inside of Jerusalem). During the weekdays, a number of people drive or take buses to the Western Wall.


Where is judaisms holy place?

The western wall is the most holy thing for the Jews ( and even for some chrostens because the western wall is a part of the Jewish temple ) . Because the western wall Jerusalem is holy for the Jews, this is the most holy city for the Jews .


Why do you think Jews come to the western wall even though it is a ruin?

It is a remnant of the holy temple. It is a holy site and Jews go there to pray. Often, people celebrate bar mitzvah's at the Western Wall.


Why do Jews put paper in cracks of western wall?

The Jews put prayers &notes in the cracks


What time of year do Jews go to the western wall?

There is no special time of the year for Jews to go to the Western Wall. Of course, there are usually more people there on holidays, but holidays occur throughout the year.


In what sacred place in Jerusalem do Jews pray?

The Western Wall (or Kotel).


Who set the Western Wall free?

Jews did after we captured it from Trans Jordan.


What remains do Jews visit and travel to in order to worship?

The Western Wall. God is worshiped, not the Wall itself.


What portion of the second temple is now left as a symbol for the Jews?

the western wall/ the wailing wall/ the Kotel


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).


Why do Jews consider the western wall in Jerusalem to be scared?

There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the dinstinctive style of Jewish prayer, and thought it was wailing. Also, the wall is not scared of Jews, but it is sacred to Jews because it is the last remnant of the outer retaining wall of the ancient Temple.