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Once we went through he Jaffa Gate into Jerusalem we walked down the stone streets (some places still had the original stones but in most places in the old city the old stones were replaced with newer ones that were easier to walk on) to the West Wall. (Old stones in lower right photo.)
I loved walking through the old Jewish Quarter inside the walled city of Jersulam but when I saw the West Wall it took my breath away!
The holiest Jewish site in the world and a renowned symbol of Jerusalem's Old City, the Western Wall is a remnant of the retaining wall built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BC to encompass the Second Temple enclosure. It is a Jewish belief that the Holy Presence has never left the Western Wall, thus it became the most significant site of Jewish pilgrimage. It is where Jews came (and still come) to mourn the ruin of the Temple. This is how the Wall, "Ha'kotel" in Hebrew, has gained the name - the "Wailing Wall".
King Herod ordered a renovation and expansion of the temple in about 19 B.C. and the work was not finished until about 50 years later. This temple was destroyed by Romans in about 70 A.D., only a few years after its completion. The wailing Wall is widely believed to be the only part still standing.
As we faced the wall the side for the men was on the left and the women's side was to the right. I told Bill I wanted some time at the wall to pray. I was worried that this weekend we wouldn't even get close to the wall and yet I was able to walk right up to it.
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