- Because of the custom of visiting the Western Wall to mourn and cry over the Temple, since the 19th century, it acquired the name – The Wailing Wall.
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- The Wailing Wall as a Jewish holy place is a modern invention that was selected for Jewish worship by one of the greatest mystics of the Kabbalistic age.
- It’s called the Western Wall, but also called the Wailing Wall, and both names have a history behind them.
- The Wailing Wall also referred to as the Wall of tears or the Western Wall is one of the few surviving parts of an ancient fortification in the Old City of Jerusalem.
- The wailing wall is a part of the Temple Mount. The term wailing wall is derived from the Arabic term el- Mabka or “place for weeping”.
- So, whether you are planning a visit, or just curious to learn more, here are some of the most interesting facts about the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
- Wailing wall - view to the north. ... Wailing Wall – this name is based on the grief for the lost temple, God’s seat, and the fate of its people.
- History For 500 years, until the Muslims captured Jerusalem, this whole southwest area, where the Wailing Wall (the Kotel) was known as a garbage dump .
- Who’s been to the wall to pay tribute to their Jewish slave masters ? ... After all, have our leaders humped the wall or just stood there not knowing what to do?