What is the meaning behind it.
2006-08-27 16:53:24 · 8 answers · asked by Hubert B 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This may sound strange, but when you feel the energy come into your body it causes your body to sway back and forth. For most of humanity 'emotion' is a good way to state it, they can understand that concept, they cannot understand the concept of a force greater than them, a caring force, causing the body to sway involuntarily. Until you have experienced it yourself.
2006-08-27 17:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by arvecar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Been studying Jewish History & the Bible for 30 plus years: The Jews Daven (sway forward and Backward) because of Deuteronomy 6:5 “You shall love Adonai your Elohim with all your Heart and with all your Soul and with all your Might” OR “with all your Mind(Thoughts) and with all your Body and with all your Strength.” This means Give the Creator all you got, that’s why the Jews are davening at the Wailing or Western Wall (both are correct) they Sway back and forth-not side to side. They are using their Whole Body, "with all their Might" when praying!
Plus their using their thoughts because they’re reading Torah or Praying, and thus fulfilling Deut.6:5. That's the real reason! Many make up things, and after time different traditions sneak in and people think it's fact, but when you see the scriptures and then see them doing it, it all makes the Word come alive!
2013-12-04 02:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term Wailing Wall actually is a derogatory meaning for the Western Wall, but the practice of davening, or rocking back and forth is usually only done by Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews.It's done for the same purposes as some Hindus do the 'whirling dervish' thing.
2006-08-28 00:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, one person came close, the real reason the Jew's rock when they are praying is because about 50 years ago a Rabbi was praying at the western wall, his prayer was rather long and he fell asleep. As you can imagine he was very embarrassed when he woke up. the next day he decide that to stay awake he would move back and forth. (or should it be forth and back?????)
That's how it started, now they do it partly for the same reason, partly to show their emotion.
2006-08-28 00:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Right 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spiritual embrace.
Even though I pray to a different pantheon, and not at the Wailing Wall, I do the same thing.
2006-08-27 23:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Emotion, and lots of it.
I just learned that that's an Arab name, not a Jewish one. Jews call it the "Western Wall."
2006-08-27 23:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the equivalent of christians raising their hands in praise when they sing during praise and worship.
2006-08-27 23:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by femmenoire@sbcglobal.net 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They might be drunk.
2006-08-27 23:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋