JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of prayer notes, some simply addressed to God, have been removed from the stones of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem ahead of next week’s observance of Rosh Hashanah ...

According to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, the ancient stones at the wall, also known as the Wailing Wall or Kotel ... gloves removed the prayer notes stuck in between the stones using ...

Many of us are familiar with the Wailing Wall, located in the Old ... of paper on which people can write their prayer requests or thanksgivings. These notes are added to the weekly prayer list ...

Visitors traditionally stick notes of prayer into the wall ... The rabbi of the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, condemned its publication.

The Kotel Ha-Ma’Aravi, sometimes known as the “Wailing Wall,” has ... people often leave notes in the cracks and crevices, Hershberg said those who have special prayer requests can place ...

Note clearance at the Western Wall (Credit ... and the last from 11 pm until 7 am. Shacharit prayer at the Western Wall (Credit: WESTERN WALL HERITAGE FOUNDATION) “We divide the area into ...

The measures, passed on Sunday, will see a new plaza built where men and women can pray together at the Wailing Wall in ... right to wear traditional Jewish prayer shawls and pray aloud alongside ...