y do jews kiss a wall?

Answer 1

According to wikipedia, the Western Wall in Jerusalem is also know as the Wailing Wall, "referring to Jews mourning the destruction of the Temple", and is "revered for its proximity to the sacred Holy of Holies on the Temple Mount, which is the Most Holy Place in Judaism. This means that for Jews the Western Wall is the holiest location that is currently generally accessible to the Jewish people for prayer."

People go there to pray and to leave written prayers on small pieces of paper in the cracks of the wall. Often they touch the wall and lean against it, but I don't know for sure that they actually kiss it.

Hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

I assume you are referring to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. It is the last remnant of the Second Temple, which was the center of Jewish worship and religious life until 70 AD, when it was destroyed by Rome. Jews believed that God Himself dwelled in the Holy of Holies, a square room at the very heart of the Temple.

When Rome destroyed the Temple, the Romans were surprised to find no idols, no physical/artistic representation of God. However, the Jewish faith forbids the making of graven idols, since no one can accurately embody all that is God in a man-made work of art.

The destruction of the Temple forced the Jews to develop a new way of worshipping God, one that did not depend on a single physical location. The result was the synagogue.

The Jews already had the Torah, of course, as well as the other sacred writings we know as the Old Testament. But their great rabbis throughout history also developed stories and commentaries that interpreted the Torah in specific situations.

Jews still revere what remains of the Temple as the place God once dwelled on earth. But it is perhaps for the best that they were able to develop a Judaism that is accessible to all Jews of the Diaspora (those scattered throughout the world and not just living in Israel).

Answer 3

You're referring to what's often called the "Wailing Wall", the "Western Wall, or, in Hebrew, the Kotel. This particular wall is the last remaining vestige of the second Temple and, as such, is one of Judaism's most holy sites. This is the only wall that we kiss.

BTW, when I first read the question I thought you were asking if we kiss **well**, and I was going to respond, "You betcha", lol.

Answer 4

why do people kiss things, why does a mother kiss their children, because the wall you are speaking of is very precious to them and reflects the last remnants of the last holy temple that held the ten commandments. They kiss the wall because they have complete love and reverence for the wall.

Answer 5

Its holy, its a surviving piece of their history. Wouldn't you embrace a small item that your parents passed on to you from your grandparents or great-grandparents? Well, they embrace a wall that was once part of a great temple their families once upon a time worshiped in. The temple was then destroyed to try to destroy them, but one wall survived...and you know what, so did they.

Answer 6

I actually have a theory right here. what proportion Romans pissed on that wall as quickly as they destroyed the temple, and not something ensue to them. purely declare which you're a Roman citizen and you would be wonderful.

Answer 7

it was a big temple a long time ago , destroyed by the Romans .

Answer 8

To honor God Yahweh.

Answer 9

This should help your understanding:
http://www.bibleplaces.com/wailingwall1800s.htm

Shalom.

Answer 10

wrong section