Vincent Poon :: The Western Wall (1-Sep & 5-Sep Sabbath)
 
The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, refers to the last remaining part of the Great Temple that was built by Kind Solomon in the Old Testament and was subsequently destroyed, rebuilt (2nd Temple), expanded (by Herod) and finally destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
 
Nowadays, Jews from all over the world came to mourn and bemoan the destruction of the Temple.
 
I was lucky to witness the Bar Mitzvah and also how they celebrated here on Sabbath
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Individual praying or weeping
Many left behind their wishes and prayers which they put inside the cracks of the wall
I was lucky enough to see the ceremony of Bar Mitzvah (I think)
Bar Mitzvah is a ceremony for a Jewish boy who has reached adulthood on the age of 13, an event that all Jews have to go through
Individual praying or weeping
Many left behind their wishes and prayers which they put inside the cracks of the wall
I was lucky enough to see the ceremony of Bar Mitzvah (I think)
Bar Mitzvah is a ceremony for a Jewish boy who has reached adulthood on the age of 13, an event that all Jews have to go through
A jewish boy putting on his Tefillin (a pair of black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls), one on his head, and one on his arm.
Camera men were hired for this important ceremony
The prayer hall inside Wilson's Arch. Men's only, sorry ladies!
Torah Ark inside Wilson's Arch. Yes, that man was praying
A jewish boy putting on his Tefillin (a pair of black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls), one on his head, and one on his arm.
Camera men were hired for this important ceremony
The prayer hall inside Wilson's Arch. Men's only, sorry ladies!
Torah Ark inside Wilson's Arch. Yes, that man was praying
The Jewish in Israel were a bunch of photo-loving people. More than once I was asked to take photo for them (They didn't even bother to ask me to send it back)
The men and women section as seen from above.
This scene (of man and woman sitting next to each other) could only be found outside the praying area
The Jewish in Israel were a bunch of photo-loving people. More than once I was asked to take photo for them (They didn't even bother to ask me to send it back)
The men and women section as seen from above.
This scene (of man and woman sitting next to each other) could only be found outside the praying area

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