The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel (Hebrew: , translit.: '; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kosel, translit.: Ḥā'iṭ Al-Burāq, translat.: The Buraq Wall) is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount.

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For the last 24 years we have been going to the Western Wall with only one goal in mind: to pray as a community of women with Torah and talllit, in full voice. This struggle for our rights as Jewish women has put me in newspapers as well as in prison; however, my intention from the beginning was nei...

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court rules Orthodox Jews can't impose their views for proper prayer ritual on Jewish women at Western Wall.

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praying at the Western Wall, the only remaining part of the temple built by King Herod.

Mazel tov Court rules: 'Women not violating law by wearing prayer shawls at Western Wall'

Sunrise over Jerusalem. Today Mass and an audience with the Latin Patriarch, the Western Wall and Yad Vashem.

Orthodox Jews set to lose out as Netanyahu approves Western Wall reform: The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N...

Join us for our 2nd Annual MEGA MITZVAH DAY SUNDAY, MAY 5 11 AM – 2 PM (except as noted) Congregation Temple Israel - Ladue Road at Spoede (Creve Coeur) OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY - ALL ARE WELCOME! Electronics Recycling by MERS Goodwill – Opens at 10:30 AM! FREE recycling of computer equipment and accessories, home and cell phones, clocks, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, A/V equipment, home electronics, appliances, and more! Donations of clothing and household items are also welcome! Gift of Life Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Donation Registry Get your cheek swabbed and potentially help save a life! Add your name to the bone marrow and stem cell donation registry. Sponsored by our TIFTY high school youth group. Health Equipment Drive by St. Louis HELP (Health Equipment Lending Program) Bring donations of walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, canes, shower seats, raised toilet seats, and other health equipment items. Build the Western Wall and Help us Feed the Hungry Children and adults of all ages are invited to help us ...

Another look at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and the life that sustains its beauty. via

wow. gorgeous. I included the western wall in my online digital expression for the thesis. it is a powerful place.

It was in this apartment, also, that there stood against the western wall, a gigantic.

Just committed to western Kentucky🏀🏀 today so I need to have some fun today

One devout follower braving the rain for prayer at the Western Wall.

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Israel detains five in Western Wall protest

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I don't think women should be banned from praying at the western wall. Leading it? Why not? Just because it's an age-old tradition?

And a group photo at the western wall

Brave sons of KPK make the iron wall on the western front. Hats off to them

More and more women are publicly applauding reform sisters' struggle to pray at Western Wall

People hide wish notes among the ancient stones of the western wall

Thousands of Israeli Soldiers Preparing for Shabbat at the Western Wall!:

Next week, Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson on a liberation movement for women at the Western Wall.

Israeli police arrest 5 women for wearing prayer shawls at Western Wall

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What's going on with the Western Wall? shares a breakdown of the current situation at the Kotel.

Robert's Western World for some honky tonk. Classic - Eri found one of her heroes on the wall: Annie...

Why can't I write on your wall? Tomorrow is your birthday.I'm sorry to say we can't celebrate it western style.

Modern Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America comes out in support of compromise at the Western Wall.

Yair Lapid vows 2 bring equality between religious streams in Israel, endorses Women of Wall effort 2 pray at Western Wall in prayer shawls.

Five charged over Western Wall terror plot

Under Jordanian rule, Jews were forbidden from praying at the Western Wall; the Mount of Olives and 58 Jewish synagogues were destroyed.

It means any leader with his back to the wall including Western leaders would use nuclear weapons

Palestinian plot foiled to shoot up Jewish Western Wall worshippers

UN: The importance of compromise in the fight for gender equality at the Western Wall

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to consider plan to allow women to perfom religious rituals at Western Wall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to consider liberalising access to Judaism's Western Wall, officials ...

Back-to-back hit by pitches put two on for Western's Karissa Kouchis who knocked a double to the wall! Score is now 7-4 Bison

Rabbi in charge of Western Wall says women won't be arrested for praying there

Can the Wall Become a Symbol of Unity Rather Than Division?: The protest group Women of the Wall is... Commentary

Can the Western Wall become a symbol of unity rather than division? Bibi needs to act.

Jewish ladies-when you argue for your feminists goals, don't throw other feminist under the bus, m'kay? ( )

The rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem refutes the PA president and says that Jerusalem is the eternal...

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I was feeling depressed last night, so I visualised being in on the beaches in Tel Aviv and the Western wall. FEEL GREAT!

The BallaBuster: Misogyny in Israel—and Not Just at the Western Wall via

Colleen Lynch hits a home run over the left center field wall to give Western Michigan a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth

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A stone that has fallen from the Western Wall

For whom is the Western Wall holy - one minority sect of Jewish fundamentalists? Or all Jews?

Traditional versus modern Judaism causes tension at the Western Wall in

Women who won't shut up. You go grrrls! Praying at the Western Wall.

Tensions flare over women's prayers at sacred Western Wall

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Maybe you and the boys will come to visit Israel, and later you will go to Jerusalem the Western Wall!, this place it awesome!

Western Wall rabbi (now) says women will not be arrested for praying Kaddish at Kotel -

Sharansky: "The Kotel must continue to be a symbol of unity for all Jews... and not a symbol of strife and discord."

Please don't forget the inequity in the other corner of our precious world.

Western Wall rabbi says women will not be arrested for praying at Kotel

Reported deal permits women to say Kaddish at Western Wall - via

Tensions grown between women's groups and leaders over praying at Western Wall

Tensions flare over women praying aloud at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site

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Work to repair 650m of the western bank wall of the River Exe in Tiverton is getting underway - it's due to be finished by the end of May.

should definitely do a walking route for Rockingham, Western Australia to Lexington, Kentucky, USA for me and post it on my FB wall.

Can anyone tell me where it says women are exempt in being mekadesh shem shamayim

Great, accurate and complete coverage of the turbulent last 24 hours of our struggle to pray, by Judy Maltz

The Future of Peace Is In the Past - Obama will not visit the Western Wall or the Knesset. Today President Obama...

Virtually all Palestinians are routinely turned back at checkpoint entrances to Western Wall Plaza, and no security vetting helps

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26-3-2013 - An orthodox Jewish man praying at the Kotel (Western Wall) photographed on my 1996 visit to Israel.

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Kayjay Seems 4:10pm Mar 14 « Breaking News » Palestinians to Obama: Stay off Temple Mount! DEBKAfile March 14, 2013, 9:48 AM (GMT+02:00) The Palestinian Authority has advised the White House in Washington to call off President Barack Obama’s tour of the Western Wall and al Aqsa mosque on Temple Mount under the escort of Israeli security personnel. Obama is to spend March 20 and 21 on a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. His visits to those shrines, said the PA, would be an affirmation of Israeli sovereignty. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad called on its supporters to prevent the US president setting foot on Temple Mount with a hail of rocks and eggs.

“Western Wall (Wailing Wall) brings tears to my eyes! I remember the prayers I put there!

On This Day: 0515 BC - The building of the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem was completed. This was the second great temple – the first had been destroyed by the Babylonian conquest. Herod the Great renovated the temple – really demolishing it and building a far larger one - in 20 BCE and it was this temple that the Roman’s destroyed on 70CE while crushing the Jewish Revolt. It is the lower level Western Wall that survives today as the “Wailing Wall.”

has just finished a Sabbath dinner with some (very crazy) orthodox Jewish! Two lessons: a) sabbath in Hebrew is pronounced "Chavez"; and b) after visiting the Western Wall and talking with fanatics, you need a drink!

Shalom Tarah, Visits to the Jewish People’s Holiest Site Up in 2012 “After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will restore us, that we may live in His presence.” (Hosea 6:2) According to the Israeli police, visits to the holiest site accessible to the Jewish People, the Western (Wailing) Wall, rose in 2012 Last year, an estimated 10.5 million people came to the revered Western Wall (Kotel or HaKotel HaMa'aravi in Hebrew), which is located in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Arutz Sheva) Since only 3.5 million tourists visited Israel last year, the large number of visitors to the wall represents the close ties that Israelis have to this last remaining section of the Second Temple’s surrounding courtyard wall believed to have been built by Herod the Great about 19 BC. The tradition of calling the Western Wall the “Wailing Wall” reflects the grief of the Jewish People over the destruction of the Holy Temple by the Romans in AD 70. After that destruction, the Jewish People were prohibite . ...

Fringe Benefits? 03/05/13 Elicia Brown Special To The Jewish Week Not so long ago, I felt my first stirrings of tallis envy. It struck me not as a deep-seated jealousy, but more as a growing curiosity, a desire to learn more. Then, just a day or so after I’d begun to imagine what it might feel like to drape that silky fabric around my shoulders, enveloping me in prayer, just as I’d begun to consider which of the many possible designs would be suitable, the tallit (or tallis in Yiddish) was once again dragged into the media spotlight. The news wasn’t pretty. Once again last month, women were arrested at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, at Judaism’s holiest site, for wearing what The New York Times called, “traditionally male garb.” Ha! I thought. Here on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a woman who attends a morning minyan at a liberal congregation without a prayer shawl may find herself far outnumbered by females wrapped in the flowing cloth of a tallit, its four corners dangling with the soft ...

View of Old City from the hotel.clown on stilts at Israel Museum (it was Purim)...inside of dome of Church of the Holy Sepulchre.man with clown hair entering Great Synagogue (it was Purim).Dome of the Rock over Western Wall

According to Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al Habbash, all of Jerusalem and the Western Wall, otherwise known as the Kotel, are “the sole right of the Palestinians” for “no person beside Muslims ever used it (Western Wall) as a place of worship throughout all of histor...

ARAB-ISRAELI WARS May 14, 1948 The Jewish National Council declares the establishment of Israel. War breaks out between the new state and surrounding Arab nations. When the war ends in 1949, Jordan controls the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Egypt controls the Gaza Strip. Israel is established as a nation, but without access to the holy places in Old Jerusalem! David Ben-Gurion becomes Israel’s first Prime Minister. July 1956 In the wake of Egypt’s nationalizing the Suez Canal Zone, Israel invades Egypt and takes control of the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula. Israel later withdraws after the United Nations establishes a security force in these areas. June 1967 In what came to be called the “Six-Day War,” Israel fights the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Israel takes over the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel now has access to its historic holy places, including the Western Wall at the Temple Mount. October 6, 1973 Known as the “Yom Kippur ...

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House of Prayer Scripture: Luke 19:45-19:48 Let’s continue our worship of our Lord Jesus Christ by learning from Him through His Word. Please open your Bibles to Luke 19…. Read along with me v45-48… This is a simple story but important enough that God describes it in all the Gospels. Let us take a look at the other Gospels regarding this event. Matthew 21:12-13….. Mark 11:15-18….. John 2:13-17…… To better understand the passage, let us note a few things. Jesus went to Jerusalem and entered the Temple. What is this Temple? Today, there is a remnant of the Temple in the Holy City of Jerusalem. The only thing left today of the Temple is the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) – show picture. The Temple Jesus entered into is real! You can go today to Israel and touch a part of this Temple! The Bible is factual history, not man-made stories! What happened to the Temple? As predicted by Jesus Christ, the Temple was destroyed by the Romans in the Year 70AD (show picture). What did the Temple look like? T ...

Being a Christian and reading the Old Testament, and my mohter and my daughter being named Esther, I find this very interesting. Purim, Queen Esther and Women's Prayers At The Western Wall Posted: 02/23/2013 5:24 pm Follow Israel , Judaism , Purim 2013 , Gender and Religion , Jewish Pluralism , Gender and Religion , Purim , Ultra-Orthodox Jews , Western Wall , Women In Judaism , Women Of The Wall , Religion News . One Purim, shortly before my second daughter, Hallel, turned 5-years-old, she sat rapt, listening to the Book of Esther. The story opens with King Ahashverosh hosting a banquet, and demanding that his wife, Queen Vashti, come dance for the male merry-makers. She refuses. When Hallel heard Vashti say no to the king, she sat up straight, her eyes widened, and she called out, "Like Rosa Parks!" Again it is Purim, and again Hallel will celebrate a birthday. Now she is turning 18. She spent the past summer in Ghana with the American Jewish World Service, volunteering at a school for children who had ...

Sarah Silverman's niece can visit Western Wall on Purim despite ban

Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell sent this Jerusalem Post article to me. Women on the Centennial Trip in March will celebrate Rosh Chodesh at the wall...get ready ladies! Shabbat shlaom all! The great Kotel schlep By HALLEL ABRAMOWITZ-SILVERMAN 02/20/2013 23:48 Jerusalem Post On Purim at the Kotel, I will refuse pompous demands – in this case that women keep quiet. Last week, on Rosh Hodesh Adar [the New Moon] , my mother, eight other women and I were detained by police for wearing a tallit and singing at the Western Wall. Halfway through our detainment some of us were moved, without our lawyer, to a different police station. A police officer presented me with an agreement to stay away from the Kotel for 15 days. I nervously and reluctantly signed. In the story of Purim you read about two courageous young women, Vashti and Esther, who have always been role models for me. Shortly before my fifth birthday, listening to the megila, I heard Vashti say “no” when the king summoned her. I perked up immediately and .. ...

Today is Day 6 for our Holy Land travelers. Dr. Martin describes the emotional journey as they walked in Jesus’ final footsteps and viewed the site of His resurrection. Today was spent inside the walls of Old Jerusalem. I am tired and overwhelmed spiritually and emotionally. I can only eat so much chocolate pie, and I am going to need the rest of my life to ponder and absorb what I have experienced and seen in this one day. We entered in through the Lion's Gate and visited the Western Wall. We were allowed to spend time watching and praying. I did some of both, acutely aware that I was in a site more sacred than words can describe. There were several Bar Mitzvah celebrations happening throughout the area -- and I do mean celebrations. The blowing of horns and beating of drums as young Jewish boys carried the Holy Scriptures in scrolls wrapped in sacred coverings. Young girls and boys were throwing candy at each other. It was a mixture of sacred and secular without a hint of scolding. Everyone seemed thr ...

Ribald comic Sarah Silverman’s rabbi sister and her teenage niece were arrested at a political demonstration at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism's holiest site.

A few words about my trip to Israel. Feb 9. Flight via Riga, and landed in Ben Gourion airpoirt at 4 p.m., contrary to my expectations immigratios procedures were painless, 10 mins later I was in a sheerut (collective taxi) and 35 mins later I was walking down towards Damascus Gate next to my hotel in the muslim area of the old city. It was end of Shabbat, quick I made my way to the Western Wall and witnessed one of the most intense religions scenes I have seen since Varanasi, India, hundreds of men all clad in black, and wearing huge fur hats, all 'rocking' back and forth, praying and knocking their forehead against the wall. I am in Israel.at last. Day 2 was very special. I started with the Via Dolorosa, saw first the place where the Virgin was born (now a French church), and followed the stations of the cross, indtil the Holy Sepulchre, where hundreds of pilgrims congregate, touch the holy stones, rub them with oil... I am not sureIi understand, but these people sure are totally true and honest in thei ...

JERUSALEM — Ask your average Israeli how he or she feels about the Women of the Wall — the organization dedicated to creating a space at Jerusalem's Western Wall for non-orthodox women's prayer and song — and you'll likely be met with a shrug. The organization, led by activist Anat...

The ridiculous assumption that women praying at the Western Wall with tallitot are trying to mimic men cuts me.

We're discussing the arrest of women praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall &the tension between Orthodox Jews and those who want to modernise

A warm congratulatory shout out to Rabbi Debra Cantor who was among those arrested yesterday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for exercising the fundamental freedom to pray --as she does everyday -- wearing her tallit!

A unique gathering happened this morning at the Western Wall. During Women of the Wall’s usual Rosh Chodesh prayer service in the women’s section of the Kotel, we were fortunate to be supported by some very special visitors. Veterans from the IDF’s famed Paratrooper Battalion 66, the men who liberat...

Tour the holiest site in Judaism today in a 3D replica of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Online from your computer or iPad. Click to start!

Sarah Silverman's sister and niece among ten women detained over Western Wall prayers

BBC News - Jewish prayer division on show at Western Wall

Comedian Sarah Silverman's sister and niece were among 10 people detained Sunday in a protest at Israel's Western Wall.

Ten women arrested at Jerusalem's Western Wall over religious garb that Orthodox tradition sees as solely for men.

Police detained 10 women for donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday. They are part of the group Women of the Wall who are fighting to worship in the same manner as men do at Judaism's holiest site.

Susan Silverman (Sarah Silverman's sister) was arrested in Israel. Apparently, it was because she was wearing Men's rabbinical clothing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Somehow, I feel like there's more to the story than the press is letting on...

Ten women participating in a women's prayer service at the Western Wall, including Israeli-American Rabbi Susan Silverman, sister of the comedian Sarah Silverman, and her 17-year-old daughter were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.

Women of the Wall is an organization of women based in Israel whose goal is to secure the rights of women to pray aloud, read from the Torah and wear religious garments at the Western Wall. The group holds monthly prayer services for women on Rosh Hodesh. The service includes singing and Torah readi...

The sister of Jewish Hollywood star, Sarah Silverman, Rabbi Susan Silverman, was arrested after wearing a ritual prayer shawl at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city, according to police reports in Jerusalem, Israel. Ten women, including comedian Sarah Silverman's sister, were arrested yesterday...

Women's prayers at Western Wall bring police: Rabbi Susan Silverman (centre) prays with her daughter (left) befo...

"No religious ceremony shall be in held in the women's section of the Western Wall." This includes holding or reading a Torah, blowing the shofar (ram’s horn) or wearing tallitot (prayer shawls). To find out more click here.

NEW YORK – Following today’s arrest of 10 women praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Julie Schonfeld renewed her call for a quick solution that respects religious pluralism and women’s equality. Schonfeld has been an outspoken critic of the treatment of non-Orthodox Jews at the wall.

Virtual 3D tour of holy sites in Jerusalem on your iPad from anywhere, anytime: Western Wall 3D, Dome of the Rock 3D, Holy Sepulchre 3D

Jerusalem Jerusalem is the most-visited city with 3.5 million tourist arrivals annually. One of the oldest cities in the world, it is the capital[i], and largest city of Israel if the area and population of occupied East Jerusalem are included. It is a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions-Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and hosts a myriad of historical, archaeological, religious and sundry other attractions.[8] East Jerusalem was captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-day War and is recognized by the international community as being under Israeli occupation. It is the location of: The Old City of Jerusalem, traditionally divided into four quarters: Armenian Quarter, Christian Quarter, Muslim Quarter and Jewish Quarter. Most importantly, the Temple Mount (known in Arabic as Haram ash-sharīf, the Noble Sanctuary), site of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem with only the Western Wall at its foot remaining, and now with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Mount of Olives: with its lookout poin ...

Spring, the beautiful season of resurrection, is just around the corner. Living in these last days, nothing quite epitomizes new life as the restoration of Israel as a nation. The Fig Tree has budded again in our day!   This amazing reality of God’s Word coming to pass is celebrated every May 8th. All Israel rejoices this day - when after nearly 2,000 years God’s Word was proven true. This is the day Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were liberated in the victorious six day war in 1967!   When one visits the unique land of Israel, it is not just the things one sees that is special – but what one does when there. That is why when hosting a Tour to Israel was first envisioned, my burden and objective was for believers to experience Israel in a current and living way. Being in Israel on Jerusalem Day and seeing literally tens of thousands of flag waving Israelis celebrating in the streets and at the Western Wall, is one of many unforgettable events we’d like for you to experience.   The tour we are . ...

Ultra-Orthodox are Jewish Salafis, our enemies. MT Feminists and ultra-Orthodox rabbis clash at the Western Wall

I hope to be taking a tour group through "Old Jerusalem" and stop by the Western Wall where I had my Bar Mitzvah in the near future!

Carrying our Cross with Jesus to Mass at the Tomb; Mary’s Birthplace; Western Wall

ISRAEL: A group of senior citizens – the youngest of them 80 years old – who were in concentration camps or on the run in WWII in Europe when they were 13, celebrated their Bar-Mitzvah at the Western Wall on Monday.

Journey to the Holy Land 11-day Israel Tour Sea of Galilee, Mt of Beatitudes, Nazareth, Masada, Mt of Olives, Gethsemane, Western Wall, Bethlehem, and so much more Dr. David Robinson Living Word Fellowship Vancouver, WA

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A question concerning the name of the gates came up and the answer is stated below for your information: Jerusalem’s Old City walls, built in the early 16th century by the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, have eight gates. All but one (the Gate of Mercy) still serve Jerusalemites and visitors streaming to its markets, and sacred and historic sites. Below is a thumbnail description of the gates, counter-clockwise from south to west: The Zion Gate: Bearing Jerusalem’s earliest biblical name in Hebrew and English, this gate’s Arabic name is the Gate of the Prophet David, as the Tomb of King David, on adjacent Mount Zion, is only a few steps away. Zion Gate leads directly to the Armenian and Jewish quarters. The Dung Gate: This gate’s unusual name derives from the refuse dumped here in antiquity, where the prevailing winds would carry odors away. Nehemiah 2:13 mentions a Dung Gate that was probably near this one. This gate leads directly to the Western Wall and the Southern Wall Archaeologica ...

Interesting fact of the day on from yesterday`s riveting fact,,,Although one of Jerusalem`s most famous landmarks is generally known here in the west as the Wailing Wall, this name finds no truck with the Jewish community who pray and lament there, they know it as the Western Wall and most feel insulted by a nickname they feel denegrates the emotions expressed there, Jarusalem`s religious significance and its location in the Middle East had great influence on early mapmakers, funded mainly by the church cartographers wisely placed Jarusalem at the centre of their maps believing this place to be the centre of the world, (we now know that Skegness is the centre of the known Universe),, all other cities and countries were placed around Jarusalem, the east became known as the Orient ( meaning rising) which led to the word orientation, spiritually speaking everything went sort of down hill the further west you went which led to those lands being referred to as the Occident, the land of the falling away, now k ...

Photo of the Day: An Israeli soldier touches the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City.

Netanyahu translated by bing from Hebrew: I don't get it... I morning prayer at the Western Wall for the country and the Israel Defense Forces: '' who while working on those of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is bless the soldiers Israel Defense Forces, who guard our nation on Lebanon border to our God for ever and ever talking bum in Egypt and the great sea to come to the Prairie land and in the air and sea. We will give our enemies the Lord hkmim ngpim of them. Hakadosh Baruch Hu will save the hilino from any trouble vcoka and touched and will send a greeting and success in any scrutiny. Speak שונאינו viatrm vbatrth salvation Crown victory under them. They have written: that God alaichm you're aibichm with the Wayfarer to save you: be an artist " (Translated by Bing)

Only two more days left in our visit to Israel. It's been a wonderful 2 weeks. Lots and lots of awesome family time, wonderful visits with old friends, the unequaled experience of walking through Jerusalem and the Old City, praying at the Kotel (Western Wall).and eating at far too many restaurants! Example: an order of one plain waffle with maple syrup at the Waffle Bar (pronounced Vaffle Bar!) arrived with 2 sides.a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a MOUNTAIN of whipped cream?! And who would imagine not finishing ALL OF IT?!

A monumental banner of Benjamin Netanyahu hanging on a bridge over a busy intersection in Tel Aviv shows the Israeli Prime Minister standing next to Jerusalem’s Western Wall with the slogan: “A strong Netanyahu, a strong government.” In the campaign

PA Minister Denies Jewish History of Western Wall and all of Jerusalem Another PA Rhodes Scholar heard from.

5. Religious significance Jerusalem has been sacred to Judaism for roughly 3000 years, to Christianity for around 2000 years, and to Islam for approximately 1400 years. The 2000 Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem lists 1204 synagogues, 158 churches, and 73 mosques within the city. Despite efforts to maintain peaceful religious coexistence, some sites, such as the Temple Mount, have been a continuous source of friction and controversy. Jerusalem has been sacred to the Jews since King David proclaimed it his capital in the 10th century BCE. Jerusalem was the site of Solomon's Temple and the Second Temple. Although not mentioned in the Torah / Pentateuch, it is mentioned in the Bible 632 times. Today, the Western Wall, a remnant of the wall surrounding the Second Temple, is a Jewish holy site second only to the Holy of Holies on the Temple Mount itself. Synagogues around the world are traditionally built with the Holy Ark facing Jerusalem, and Arks within Jerusalem face the "Holy of Holies". As prescribed in ...

Jewish Scene: Following attempts to ease ban on female prayer at Western Wall, extreme Eda Haredit faction points finger at Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz for giving access to liberal Jewish groups to begin with

4. Etymology Jews may often be seen sitting for hours at the Wailing-place bent in sorrowful meditation over the history of their race, and repeating often times the words of the Seventy-ninth Psalm. On Fridays especially, Jews of both genders, of all ages, and from all countries, assemble in large numbers to kiss the sacred stones and weep outside the precincts they may not enter. 1881. Early Jewish texts referred to a “western wall of the Temple”, but there is doubt whether the texts were referring to today’s Western Wall or to another wall which stood within the Temple complex. The earliest clear Jewish use of the term Western Wall as referring to the wall visible today was by the 11th-century Ahimaaz ben Paltiel. The name “Wailing Wall”, and descriptions such as "wailing place" appeared regularly in English literature during the 19th century. The name Mur des Lamentations was used in French and Klagemauer in German. This term itself was a translation of the Arabic el-Mabka, or "Place of Weep ...

The Prayer of an Atheist Here is a true story about a young man who got his prayers answered: Many people who visit Jerusalem are tourists who come to get a sense of Jewish culture and history. One day, a young tourist named Jeff was brought in to meet me at Aish HaTorah. "What are you doing?" I asked him. "I'm working for my MBA at Harvard University. And I'm an atheist." "Fantastic! A real atheist! Whoever was able to convince an atheist like you to speak to a rabbi like me deserves a medal." "Nah," Jeff says, "he doesn't deserve anything. I'll tell you how I came..." Jeff had been in Norway, visiting his Norwegian fiance. And he decided it was now or never: either he is going to come to Israel or he'll never make it. So he headed for Jerusalem and the Western Wall. He figured he would stop by the Wall to see some old stones. Yet upon his arrival he was amazed. He felt something heavy. He was moved. Jeff stood before the Wall, and made up an atheist's prayer. He looked at the stones and said: "God, I do ...

Can Natan Sharansky fix the Western Wall? Woman and the Western Wall By Ben Sales Tel Aviv (JTA) -- He brought unprecedented attention to the plight of Soviet Jewry. He stood up to the KGB. He survived nine years in Siberia. He served in Israel’s fractious government. Now, Natan Sharansky is facing his next challenge: finding a solution to the growing battle over women’s prayer restrictions at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site. In recent months, Diaspora Jewish activists have grown increasingly incensed by the arrests and detention of women seeking to pray publicly at the site in keeping with their religious practices – but in violation of the rules of the wall under which women may not sing aloud, wear tallit prayer shawls or read from the Torah. The controversy threatens to drive a wedge between Diaspora Jewry, where egalitarian prayer is common, and Israel, which has upheld Orthodox rules at the wall, also known as the Kotel. American Jewish leaders in the United States say the rules ali ...

Up and down day: Somehow I got sick before Israel, during Israel and on the way back: I got sick again! Major congestion, stuffy head. What made me feel better? The guy who runs Ellen DeGeneres' TV company wants one of my sitcom ideas to develop into a series. My POV on these things: be flattered before you get flattened. So last week it was Christie Brinkley and now Ellen. Hey maybe that Western Wall works! Time for bed...humility and humidifying.

Rosanne Cash with one of the best songs in any format, ever. "Western Wall"

day 1: exploring Old City Jerusalem, including the Western Wall (bottom)

The Jewish Agency for Israel is taking up the issue of equality at the Western Wall. We need to support this initiative. Please write to Chairman Sharansky letting him know that we support this effort. It is time for Judaism's holiest site to represent all Jews. You may use our template or compose y...

Experts and hundreds of visitors attended the 12th annual City of David Archaeology Conference dedicated to research on Jerusalem and the city of David. conference that kicked off Thursday allowed those present to get a peek at the field work at the site. Tour guides were on hand to take visitors to various sites including the Herodian Road, the hidden tunnel that leads from the City of David to the Western Wall. For the first time a golden bell from the Second Temple Period was on display. research experts and archaeologists also delivered lectures. The annual conference was initiated by the City of David Visitors Center 12 years ago, and aims to promote a better understanding of the history of Jerusalem and the various archaeological digs uncovered in the area.

National-religious rabbis offer provision for prayer at Western Wall; PMO: There are no changes in prayer arrangements.

Pressured by rights activists and foreign Jewish diaspora, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has asked for a review of an Orthodox-backed law which restricts the ways how women can pray at the holy site of the Western Wall.

I just helped Write to the Jewish Agency to demand religious freedom at the Western Wall. Please do so yourselves.

A Diaspora campaign, promoted by the NY Times, is pressuring Netanyahu to consider a radical change in traditional Jewish customs held for generations at the Western Wall, known as the Kotel in Hebrew, and and allow women to pray with men’s religious prayer shawls there. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has stepped in to ask Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky “to study the issue and suggest ways to make the site more accommodating to all Jews,” New York Times new Jerusalem bureau chief Judi Rudoren wrote Wednesday. “The Prime Minister thinks the Western Wall has to be a site that expresses the unity of the Jewish people, both inside Israel and outside the state of Israel,” Netanyahu’s senior adviser Ron Dermer told her. “He wants to preserve the unity of world Jewry. This is an important component of Israel’s strength.” A woman who prays regularly at the site responded to Arutz Sheva, saying that the Prime Minister did not define what "accommodating to all Jews" might entail, but .. ...

Israel revisits female prayer shawl ban at Western Wall

The move comes after years of civil disobedience by a group called Women of the Wall against rules that support gender division at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, one of Judaism’s holiest sites.

who'll wear full regalia at the Western Wall?

Jerusalem is the Venice of God - Yehuda Amichai Jerusalem a port on the shore of eternity. The Temple Mount a huge ship, luxury cruise liner. From the portholes of her Western Wall peer jolly Saints, the passengers. Hasids on the platform wave Goodbye, shout hurray see you. The ship Always arrives, always sails off. And the fences and piers And the police and the banners and the tall masts of churches And the mosques and the smokestacks of synagogues and the boats Of praise and the waves of mountains. Voice of the Shofar is heard: one More sailed off. Yom Kippur sailors in white uniforms Scale ladders and ropes of tested prayers. And the give and take and the gates and the golden domes: Jerusalem is the Venice of God.

Hamas’ official Al Qassam website quotes a senior cleric that “facts and history” prove the Western Wall is not Jewish property.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Western Wall is not occupied territory and I don't care what the U.N. has to say about that" • P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas: If settlement in Jerusalem, E1 continues, I will have to dissolve the authority.

After years of legislative and legal fights, the movement for equal access for people to pray as they wish at the Western Wall has become a rallying cause for liberal Jews.

DEAR FRIENDS, PRAYER and MEDITATION are a state of being in ONENESS with the FORCE OF CREATION, CREATOR, GOD, ALLAH-- ALL IS ONE. Through this BEING, we have a pathway to inner and outer Peace/Salaam/Shalom. On December 21st, 2012, 11AM GMT, Hundreds of thousands of people around the planet will join in PRAYERS and MEDITATION. There will be UNIFYING PRAYER/ MEDITATION events at the Pyramids of Giza, Mayan Temples in Mexico, Stone Henge, Time Square, Jerusalem, Apartments, Churches, Mosques, Synagogues and Homes around the WORLD. Religious leaders from the ABRAHAMIC FAITHS (Muslims, Christians and Jews) from the Elijah Interfaith Board of World Religious Leaders will be holding gatherings of Oneness, connecting to that which connects us all, at the Golden Dome of the Rock, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and at the Western Wall at this moment of synchronized global synchronized prayer. All of these events will be Live Stream broadcast. THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS, this about a celebration of the closing .. ...

That's utterly disgusting and ridiculous. Judaism and the Western Wall are not only for men or the ultra Orthodox.

Despite arrests, attacks, group of Israeli women seeks to pray their way at the Western Wall

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security guards at the Western Wall on Friday searched women worshippers arriving at the holiest place where Jews can pray for a seemingly inoffensive object — the Jewish prayer shawl, which under the Orthodox tradition can be worn only by men. Once the shawls were found, dozens of women had to deposit them before proceeding to pray in the section reserved for women. A few, who managed to sneak the shawls in under their coats and wrapped them around their shoulders, were promptly evicted or detained. Similar scenes have played out almost a dozen times every year since the group known as Women of the Wall was first established nearly 25 years ago. Its members have endured arrests, heckling and legal battles in a struggle to attain what they consider their inalienable right — to pray and worship at the Western Wall like men do. Under Israel’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish tradition, only men may wear a prayer shawl, a skullcap and phylacteries. Liberal Reform Judaism, margin ...

New York, N.Y., December 14, 2012 – Friday morning, Israeli police detained four women as they prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The group of 138 men and women was organized by Women of the Wall, an organization that fights for women’s right to pray freely, while donning prayer shawls and oth...

The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization,a non-profit organization registered in Israel in 1991, is the sole organization recognized by the State of Israel, representing the widows and orphans of Israel’s fallen soldiers. The organization's goal is to provide social, emotional and financial support to widows and orphans who have suffered the greatest loss: that of a husband and father. With that horrible knock on the door, the world collapses around the new widows and orphan s, who then need to gather all their strength to go on living. This is where the IDFWO steps in. Our projects: Education scholarships for orphans (for academic or vocational training) Annual summer camp in the United States – designed to strengthen the bonds between our children and Jewish American children Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration, including a visit to the President's Residence, ceremony at the Western Wall and more Mazal Tov wedding gift for orphans Special event honoring IDF orphans enlisting in the army or national service M ...

Shabbat Shalom! Chanukkah begins Saturday, Dec 8 at sundown. The first candle of the Chanukkiah is lit that evening. You can join Israel's Chanukkiah lighting at the Western Wall by going to and watching via live webcam. For lighting times go to (Israel is eight hours ahead of Iowa so it will be mid morning here.) And join Ministry of Shofar Saturday evening as Rabbi Matthew brings a teaching on Chanukkah. Come gather with us.

J'lem to rebuild iconic synagogue destroyed in 1948 By MELANIE LIDMAN11/28/2012 17:39Anonymous donor donates money to rebuild Tifereth Israel, located near Western Wall. PHOTO: TIFERETH ISRAEL ARCHIVES The Jerusalem Municipality awarded initial approval to a plan to rebuild the Tiferet Israel synagogue in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter, a magnificent domed synagogue from the 19th century which was destroyed in the 1948 War of Independence. The project will recreate the three-story-tall synagogue as well as the iconic dome on the top, with only minor changes to the original, such as the introduction of an elevator to make the building more accessible. On Tuesday, the municipality’s Local Planning and Building Committee approved the plan for the next step of the process, where it must receive the approval of the Interior Ministry. An anonymous donor who has been active in previous rebuilding projects in the Old City donated nearly NIS 50 million needed for reconstruction, said Shlomi Attias, the Old City ...

Ultra-Orthodox control of the Western Wall is an outrage! They exclude most North American Jews from worship at our holiest shrine. Protest!

Holy fire, God is an all cosuming fire, John the baptist said that Yeshua would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire, Nicky Cruz wrote a book called Holy Fire, Dr Michael L Brown ministry is called Fire School of Ministry and his radio show is called The Line of Fire, the Jewish Yeshiva in Jerusalem at the Western Wall is called Esh HaTorah (fire of Torah). This is a good fire, like light, like love, like the Spirit of God that was on the music of David the ancient worshiper and king in that order of the ancient Jewish nation. It was fire that protected Elijah from Jezebel and her military, the angels are descibed as flames of fire, this holy divine fire of the Spirit of God Almighty engulfs you like a full submersion water baptism so that it is fulfilled the words of John the water baptizer, that Yeshua, baptizes all who ask and seek, this full immersion baptism into the Spirit and fire of God the Eternal One!

What if they hit the Western Wall, the Holy Sepulchre or the Aqsa Mosque?

I live so close to Al Aqsa, the Western Wall and the Holy Sepulchre that I am sure that only by mistake would a missile fall here.

Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Former chief rabbi Ovadia Yoeph  decided, Thursday evening, to hold a massive gathering of prayer for spiritual awakening and on behalf of the soldiers, Sunday afternoon at 4:00  at the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem. 

Character has been defined as personal conduct and values put into practice when no one is watching. I have always believed that Barack Obama is a sincere and sensitive person of character and intellect, high moral values, honesty and integrity. Multitudes of people around the nation and around the world hold the same sentiment. This is the basis for his likeability as a human being nationally and internationally. There was an incident involving Obama that took place in 2008 which confirmed my beliefs. In 2008 during the presidential campaign, candidate Obama visited Israel. While in Jerusalem he went to the Western Wall. It is a tradition for the millions of visitors to the Western Wall, one of the holiest locations in Judaism, to place inside the cracks in the stone written prayers or requests to God. The rabbi in charge of the wall collects the notes periodically and buries them on the Mount of Olives. Following this tradition, Obama wrote his private prayer request on a piece of paper and inserted it ...

Hello America, I’ve been telling you for months that we are facing the most critical election of our lifetime. I truly believe that America will be drastically changed by the choice we all make today in the voting booth. We can either get four more years of big government progressivism (and don’t forget he doesn’t have to worry about re-election this time), or we can get someone in office who might just start to turn things around. So much has changed in the past four years. When I look back at everything that has happened and how my life and our country has changed…well, the one constant has been that we have always been together. In Washington, DC at the Lincoln Memorial. In Israel next to the Western Wall. In Dallas, TX just a few months ago at Cowboys Stadium. You’ve been with me in more states than I can count, on three different networks and literally on the other side of the world. I hope you’ll join me, and the entire team at TheBlaze, on this historic night. But I really want to tell ...

The picture posted below is a small portion of the Western Wall where prayer goes up 24/7. It is an outdoor prayer room! May we so love to pray without ceasing!

In Pictures: In the heart of Jerusalem's Old City - the centre of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and much of the Arab world at large - lie the Western Wall tunnels. Click to view:

A very busy day, been to the Holy Sepulchre church and the Western Wall. Temple Mount shut till tuesday because of Eid

Holocaust survivors belatedly celebrated their coming-of-age in a moving ceremony at the Western Wall.

Jews rally around woman arrested for praying at Western Wall - Washington Post

The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for

Romney did not visit Holocaust remembrance sites in Israel when he visited in July. He went to Western Wall, gave speech & held fundraiser

Last night Anat Hoffman was arrested at the Western Wall. This occurred during a prayer service in the woman’s section with 250 other participants, including members of Women of the Wall and Hadassah.

Anat Hoffman, arrested last week for praying aloud at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, represents all those who want Israel to live up to its democratic ideals.

The U.N. remained silent when Jordan enforced apartheid laws preventing Jews from accessing the Temple Mount and Western Wall (Kotel).

The majesty and meaning of the Western Wall.

Headed to the Western Wall, Upper Room and Old City tomorrow. What a place to go to "church" on Sunday Morning!!!

Woman jailed for praying aloud at Western Wall barred from holy site for 30 days - Israel News Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Women arrested for praying at Western Wall

Leader of Jewish women's group arrested for 'singing' at Western Wall

Don't you dare tell me Anat Hoffman deserved police brutality at the hands of her fellow Jews for daring to pray aloud at the Western Wall.

Israeli activist arrested at Western Wall: Israeli activist arrested at Western Wall The associated press Upda...

Members of Women of the Wall say Anat Hoffman nabbed, detained during event marking 100 years to the Hadassah organization at the holy site.

Leader of women's group arrested for 'singing' at

Q: What's happening right now at the Western Wall in Jerusalem? A: An Air Force induction ceremony. All the...

When will Israeli women learn that they are second class citizens

Police Shackle Anat Hoffman of for Saying Sh'ma at Kotel via

Anat Hoffman arrested and physically abused for saying eh Sh'ma at the Kotel

Despicable disgusting stooge/tool of "Palestinians" fecal-matter Hoffman was arrested at the Western Wall. Go ahead and read this one sided report, then find ut who this piece of crap Hoffman is.

Harrowing account of arrest of Anat Hoffman for saying the Shema at the Western Wall

Israeli activist arrested at Western Wall - Yahoo! News via Not just Palestinian rights trampled by Israel

Hoffman: "They checked me naked, completely, without my underwear. They dragged me on the floor; my arms are bruised."

Anat Hoffman arrested at Western Wall: “I was saying Sh’ma Israel and arrested for it. It’s just unbelievable"

Mass Gathering at the Western Wall, Jerusalem. United Prayer as a deep way to express sympathy and compassion with our brothers living in the sealed and bele...

Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of arrested for reciting at the last night

Jerusalem police arrested the leader of for singing at the - // ridiculous!

Today we went through the Dung Gate to the Western Wall and onto the Temple Mount to see the El Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. Then Mt Zion, the Upper Room, Tomb of King David, the place Peter denied Jesus three times, then Caiaphus' house. After lunch we visited the Holocaust Museum (shocking) then the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea scrolls are and the Model of Ancient Israel

The Western Wall belongs to every Jew, male and female, of every denomination. --

Can't believe women still get arrested for praying at the Western Wall. Like, you do you boo... leave your judgements at the security gates.

Israeli Activist Arrested at Western Wall: Israeli police arrest Jewish female activist for wearing...

Link to sign petition to Israeli government to allow equality for women at the western wall. Long overdue. Our...

Israeli police arrests 3 Jewish women for praying at Western Wall!

3 women arrested at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Their crime: Praying out loud, in public.

[New on the ARZA Blog] ARZA's statement on Anat Hoffman's arrest:

Israeli activist arrested at Western Wall -

Israeli activist arrested at Western Wall: Israeli police say they have arrested a fe...

Not only is Israel an apartheid state it treats its women very badly too:

Activist arrested at Western Wall: Israeli police have arrested a female Jewish activist leader for wearing a tr...

Head of Women of Wall was held in custody the entire night after trying to pray at the holy site while wearing a prayer shawl – a practice reserved only for men, according to Orthodox Judaism. Anat…

Visited the old city of Jerusalem today. Walked through Hezekiah's tunnel and visited the Western Wall.

Israel... Iran is calling, they want back their theocracy medal...

Men and women pray at the holiest site in Judaism, the Western Wall, formerly called the Wailing Wall, all that remains of the Jewish Temple destroyed by the...

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Both women and men should recite the same prayers at the same places. When I was about 20 years old, I also saw Isaac in my dream and He offered me a huge Torah scroll to read as a gift. G-d has no preferences: everybody can recite His prayers.

Our friend Anat Hoffman arrested again in the only democracy I know where Jews are not permitted to worship consistent with their bona fide beliefs.

Only one of these men considers himself "the Ruler of the World." The other truly loves his fellow man. (Men AND Women alike). He has demonstrated this by the way he lives his life.

Three women arrested last night for praying aloud at the Western Wall. (DZH)

On August 19, 2012, police arrested and detained four participants of Women of the Wall during the monthly service at the Western Wall (Kotel). The women are being accused of two offenses: Disturbing the public peace according to regulation 201 A4 of the Israeli legal code, the punishment for which ...

How awful that women continue to be arrested in Israel for practicing religion peacefully.

Thoughts are with Anat Hoffman, Leslie Sachs and Rachel Cohen Yeshurun who were arrested for praying at the Western Wall...

Anat Hoffman we admire you! thank you for fighting for the rights of Jewish women

Muslims don't have a monopoly of pettiness towards Women.

Anat Hoffman, leader arrested for 'singing' at Western Wall

Anat Hoffman was arrested for praying at the Wall. Wow.

Ladies out there, please pray the Shema wearing a Tallit and Kippa today to protest the arrest of three of our sisters at the Western Wall today. Why are they in custody? for daring to wear Taliitot and pray the Shema a the wall- for daring to pray in clothing that me assert is theirs and ONLY theirs by right. In 2012, we women will NOT be silenced and have our rights violated and annihilated. SING LOUDLY and be strong. We SHALL overcome! Anat Hoffman is a hero. She is shackled at the police station for daring to pray.

Even with three leaders detained by police, we continue our prayer at the Kotel. We will not be intimidated. We will continue to demand equality and religious freedom

In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu

update from Jerusalem: Anat Hoffman remains detained and handcuffed inside the police station for saying the Shema prayer at the kotel

Gold Temple menorah (Scroll down for video) In the Jewish Quarters in the old city of Jerusalem, overlooking the Western Wall is the most magnificent solid gold menorah, which is a replica of the menorah that the Jews had in the Temple. It displayed inside a transparent case, near the stairs that le...

Jerusalem UFO: New video surfaces plus other evidence Michael Cohen m.cohenIt has now been around six week...

Israeli soldiers dancing, singing at the Western Wall. I think its amazing to see them still hold God close to their hearts and have the freedom as soldiers to be able to worship openly. This would get our soldiers in trouble! But thank our Lord they can still freely sing and dance for the Lord!!

Have you ever met a new person and had the feeling that you have met him sometime in the past? Did you ever see the expression on the face of a personwho found

Frenchtown Park needs more Paint!! Please join us Thursday, November 1st, from 10am to 3pm (D. Hamilton Jackson Day)...no matter your age or artistic skill level. we want your helping hands! Dress in painting clothes... all the art supplies and refreshments have been donated by local businesses for the cause. We will focus on filling in blank spaces and finishing the Western Wall theme: Marine Creatures of the VI.

The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is one of the Shakti Peethas listed in various puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess of power. The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. The temple takes its name from Mahalakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, and it is believed that the divine couple reside in the area. The temple belongs architecturally to the Kannada Chalukya empire and may have been first built in circa 700 AD. Mounted on a stone platform, the image of the four armed and crowned goddess is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms. The image of Mahalakshmi carved in black stone is 3 feet in height. The Shri Yantra is carved on one of the walls in the temple. A stone lion, the vahana of the goddess, stands behind the statue. The crown contains an image of the ...

Five Hadassah ladies celebrated Bat Mitzvahs at the holy site. Read the touching story in Haaretz here:

No one on Jeopardy got "(What is) The Western Wall?". But I did. That's right, I beat you all. SUCK IT.

A short walk to find dinner ended up being a random trip through the maze of streets in the Old City, by the Western Wall, along the old fortifications with a view of the Mt. of Olives, by the tower of David and then back to the hotel. Yes, we also stopped for a beer, a kebab and a hookah. Evening well spent!

At the Franklin Institute Science Museum and Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. Then Rocky Mountain Express iMax. Should be a fun afternoon. ESPECIALLY excited about seeing the DSS and part of the Western Wall.

Summary of DEBKA Exclusives, October 12, 2012 October 5, 2012 Briefs: • Jerusalem police storm Temple Mt to stop Muslim rioters stoning Jewish worshippers below After Friday prayers in the mosques of Temple Mount, hundreds of Muslims began hurling rocks at Jewish worshippers beneath the mount who were visiting and praying at the Kotel (Western Wall) for the Succot festival. Jerusalem police broke up the Muslim mob with the help of sun grenades and made several arrests. The incident followed a week of disturbances, including clashes between Jewish pilgrims trying to enter the Temple Mount and Muslims who threatened to attack them. Iranian defector presents CIA with priceless film of secret nuclear sites DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 05 Oct. In one of the CIA’s most dramatic scoops in many years and an epic disaster for Iran, DEBKAfile’s most exclusive Iranian and intelligence sources disclose that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s personal cameraman, Hassan Gol Khanban, who defected from his UN entourag ...

One man's story of his work to support Israel. He is attempting to build a center, "in his own words" quote: This will be the first Christian witness of God’s love of its kind to the Jewish people in the nation of Israel. There are over 300 Jewish museums but not one museum where people can go to hear the story of Christian love. The Jerusalem World Center will also be a place where hurting elderly Holocaust survivors and impoverished Jews can go to receive help. It will be the home of the Jerusalem Prayer Team intercessory movement. This is the largest Christian work within walking distance of the Western Wall. Please be part of this miracle today.

The BBC recently enlisted 10 world sites of religious pilgrimage as follows : birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal); home of the Pope and centre of the Roman Catholic Church, Vatican City (surrounded by Rome, Italy); birthplace of the Protestant Reformation-Wittenberg (Saxony, Germany); birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad - Mecca (Saudi Arabia); the most important site of the Char Dham, the fourth Hindu Pilgrimage Centers -- Badrinath (Uttarakhand, India); holiest place of worship for Sikhs --Golden Temple (Amritsar, India); the holiest of Jewish sites - Western Wall (Jerusalem, Israel); mausoleum of the founder of the precursor religion to the Baha'i Faith - Shrine of the Bab (Haifa, Israel); most sacred city for Jains - Palitana (Gujarat, India) and religious destination for four major religious groups of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism - Sri Pade in Sri Lanka. These sites of religious pilgrimage attract millions of visitors from all parts of the world each year.

Saw the Dead Sea scrolls at The Franklin Institute. Seeing a fragment from the Book of Enoch was worth the trip, as was seeing a single stone from the Western Wall. Of course, Isaiah, and Psalms fragments were also worth seeing. Lots of other great artifacts as well, including ostuaries, shekels, various pieces of earthernware, royal signets, and various other pieces of interest. What wasn't good about the trip was the parking meters only allowing 2 hours, which meant going through the exhibit at a quicker pace than desired.

Video: Thousands Pray at Dawn at Western Wall - Arutz Sheva: Video: Thousands Pray at Dawn at Western WallArutz ...

Rabbi Cherlow said that it is possible that the great concession of Temple Mount began with the late IDF General Motta Gur and his paratroopers, who rushed to the Western Wall through the Temple Mount,

Watch the video to experience the Priestly Blessings (Birkat Kohanim) recorded live from the Western Wall this morning in Jerusalem. Wish you were there!

In the Footsteps of Jesus - The Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem

magnificent ... so may it be HIS will...

May the Lord bless the nation of Israel!

Western Sydney poster up on bedroom wall. Gotta be near lfc poster come on wanderers!

United with Jerusalem shared the following link and had this to say about it: Great shot of the massive gathering for 'Birkat Kohanim' (the Priestly Blessings) at the Western Wall. May we all be blessed with a year of Peace, Prosperity and Good Health... Please SHARE!

my desire is to pray at the Wailing Wall before i go to Heaven...

May we all be blessed the year with safety and prosperity , Good health and all that God Blesses with !

Thousands at the Western Wall earlier today for Birkay Hakohanim. (Blessing of the Priests)

We the Jewish people on this holiday of Sukkot pray for the whole world including Russia, China and Iran and for all trees, animals and all fish in the sea. I wish all my sweet friends a happy and healthy year and may our friendship become more real and deeper every day. Nat Moheban

Sukkot in Israel is something speciale - just been at the Western wall in Jerusalem

Remove the dome and rebuild the Temple...

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Leon Pettyjohn. IDF Celibrating at the Western Wall! Soon we shall Celibrate on the Temple Mount! It is the right of the Israeli People as Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel!

70,000 gather at Wall for priestly blessing: An estimated 70,000 Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall ...

If I ever played hockey for western, it would only be to get my picture on the wall for going all state

Watch this video to see what happened today at the Western Wall! A massive priestly blessing by hundreds of...

in Jerusalem: Blessing of the Kohanim Today at the Western Wall

Thousands Attend Birkat Kohanim at Western Wall: Thousands of people began arriving at the Western Wall plaza fo...

Thousands of Jewish pilgrims ascend to the Western Wall on the holiday of Sukkoth- News

Thousands of Jewish pilgrims at the Western Wall for the Blessing of the priests. You won't find better photos anywhere

Birkat Kohanim Sukkot 5773 at the Western Wall (complete): via

Very cool photo of nearly 20,000 at Western Wall for traditional 'Blessing of the Priests' (

Thousands at Birkat Kohanim: via blessing of Priests at western wall. Watch

Video of the Western Wall in Jerusalem... --->

Almost 20,000 people crowd Western Wall for traditional Blessing of the Preists (Birkat HaCohanim) in

Near stampede at Western Wall as thousands of worshipers jam exits following prayers.

Thousands Participate in Priestly Blessing at Western Wall: The annual Priestly Blessing, chanted by thousands o...

Why yes, there is like, oh, maybe 50,000 people at the Western Wall. @ The Kotel הכותל (The Western Wall)

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