Building the Sacred - Part IV

Tuesday, 30 January 2024 - Part IV
The Western Wall in the Tradition of the Temple
Since early Islamic times, Jewish women and Jews have been protected in their worship of God.
pushed away from the sacred place, but they held on to the abiding presence
God to this spiritual axis. In this orientation towards the abiding
The presence of God is the foundation of the prayer tradition at the Western Wall, which in the course of time became a place of identity for Judaism.
and from a Christian perspective is usually referred to as the "Wailing Wall".