is the praying wall of jerusalem part of something sacred? why do they pray to the wall?

Answer 1

It's not praying "TO" the wall. They are praying "AT" the wall. Understand the difference?

The wall is the foundation stones to the original temple King Solomon built for God. And people pray there and place prayers in the wall's holes and stone joints because it represents a closeness to God. Thats the simplified version and very accurate.

This is Zion - God's Holy Mountain - so you should understand why people would feel a closeness with God, praying at that wall. And many of the prayers are for the Messiah's return and the rebuilding of the original temple which is hindered because the Muslims built their Mosques on that site centuries after the temple ahd been torn down and claimed it for their own.

Answer 2

The Western Wall is the retaining wall of the temple complex built by Herod. The entire temple complex was the largest man-made structure in the world. There is no part of the original temple remaining standing. The Romans raized the temple to the last brick almost 2000 years ago.

Jews pray at the Western Wall because, as another poster stated, we are not allowed to pray at the site of our temple. The Western Wall is the closest we can get. The site of the temple is under the Dome of the Rock, above on the top of the temple complex, and it is the holiest place in the world to Jews. The Muslim authority keeps that area for the sole use of Muslims, and does not allow Jews to worship there, even if we wish to. To do so would probably cause riots and an international incident.

Answer 3

The term "Wailing Wall" was used to mock the Jews. The correct name is the Western Wall, and it is the remnant of the wall around the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where the first and second Temples stood.

Since Jews are not permitted to pray on the Temple Mount, the holiest place in the wrold to the Jewish People, they pray at the Western Wall, which is as close as they can get to the site of the Temple..

Answer 4

The Wailing Wall (also known as The Western Wall) in Jerusalem is pretty much all that remains of the Temple there, which is very very important to us as Jews. Our Temple was destroyed twice and Moshiach will rebuild it again when he comes: the reason the Temple is so important, also, is because that was where the Ark of the Covenant/Holy of Holies was housed: the Temple housed the presence of G-d Himself. The Wailing Wall is all we have of that Temple today: G-d is still there.

Answer 5

The Wailing Wall as it is called is one wall which used to be a wall of the Temple that was built by the Jews to house the Ark of the Covenant where God dwelled. This is the last portion of the Temple left standing today. The Jews believe that it is the closest place to God on earth. They don't have their temple but the remnant of it is their Holy place to make their requests and prayers to God.

Answer 6

The wailing wall is the final ultimate vestige of the Temple of Herod. It grow to be no longer initially part of the Temple, even though it grow to be outfitted up around the temple and its renovations. i'm uncertain whether that's stated as the wailing wall because of the fact human beings weep as they pray by skill of it or because of the fact the wind whistles by its crevices. consistent with danger the two.

Answer 7

Because it's the retaining wall of the Temple Mount, so it's the closest we can get to the Temple.

Answer 8

Because its all thats left of the temple. Its called the wailing wall.

Bless u
David T

Answer 9

its the remains of the second temple of G-d, the holiest place on earth to jews.