What is the signifigance of the wailing wall, what all "religions" use this wall in prayer, etc....Any history you can report would be great too!
2007-02-16 16:44:48 · 3 answers · asked by Mandy S 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Western Wall in the midst of the Old City in Jerusalem is the section of the Western supporting wall of the Temple Mount which has remained intact since the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple (70 C.E.). It became the most sacred spot in Jewish religious and national consciousness and tradition by virtue of its proximity to the Western Wall of the Holy of Holies in the Temple, from which, according to numerous sources, the Divine Presence never departed. It became a center of mourning over the destruction of the Temple and Israel's exile, on the one hand, and of religious - in 20th century also national - communion with the memory of Israel's former glory and the hope for its restoration, on the other. Because of the former association, it became known in European languages as the "Wailing Wall".
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2007-02-16 16:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's used by the Jewish religion as the only still standing wall of the Second Temple..
2007-02-17 03:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not all religions use this wall at all... This is narrow minded or tunnel visioned to think it does... Sorry, but this is true!!!
2007-02-17 01:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋