The Western Wall (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, romanized: HaKotel HaMa'aravi, lit. 'the western wall', [1] is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount of Jerusalem.

2025年2月5日 · Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a place of prayer and pilgrimage sacred to the Jewish people. It is the only remains of the retaining wall surrounding the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, held …

The Western Wall is the only surviving structure of the Temple Mount still standing since the Temple era. Perhaps the most famous Jewish destination in Israel and beyond, millions from across the globe travel to this sacred site to pray and find inspiration.

The Western Wall, also known as the “Wailing Wall” or the “Kotel”, is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people. Located in the Old City of Jerusalem , it is the last remaining outer wall of the ancient Jewish temple, and an incredibly important site of modern Israeli history.

The Western Wall (sometimes called the Wailing Wall, or the Kotel, the Hebrew word for wall) is one of the last remaining walls of the Temple Mount, the elevated plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem that was the site of both ancient Jewish temples.

2020年11月24日 · The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, Ha Kotel and the Al-Buraq Wall, is the sole remaining part of a wall of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. The Second Temple, which stood from 516 BC, was the holiest of Jewish sites and was built to …

2023年10月29日 · The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall or the Kotel, is an iconic and sacred site located in the heart of Jerusalem, Israel. Its historical significance as part of the ancient Second Temple’s retaining wall, combined with its status as the holiest site in Judaism, draws visitors and worshippers from all over the world.

Throughout the centuries Jews from throughout the world made the difficult pilgrimage to Palestine, and immediately headed for the Kotel ha-Ma'aravi (the Western Wall) to thank God. The prayers offered at the Kotel were so heartfelt that gentiles began calling the site the “ …

5 天之前 · Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall, demanded that a stone taken from the wall, which was moved to an exhibit at Ben-Gurion Airport, be returned to its original place in a ...

Judaism’s holiest place is the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Part of the retaining wall erected by Herod the Great in 20 BC to support the vast plaza on which he rebuilt the Temple, it is venerated as the sole remnant of the Temple.