Six Reasons Why The Western Wall Is Holy

Six Reasons Why The Western Wall Is Holy

This article from Aish.com provides historical and spiritual reasons for why the Western Wall is a holy site in Jewish tradition. Among the explanations provided, Rabbi Shraga Simmons says that the Western Wall is the site of the ancient temple, a place of pilgrimage for people of all nations, a focus of prayer in Jewish liturgy, and a site of Jewish heroism in both ancient and modern times.