Posted 2013-12-28 by AGF

Ladies pray on the right, men on the left side.  They write down their prayers and put them inside any crevice they can find in this ancient wall made of limestone in hopes that Jesus will hear and answer them.  Everyday people from each and every faith come here, to stand, to pray, grieve, mourn, cry, hope, to dream and to believe that one day everything will be realized and explained.  It is a place of solace despite all the people that surround you, a place where you can be with just one, you’re able to express your anger and rage, your joy and sorrow.  You find forgiveness and praise, love and sympathy hoping you will find answers and hope.

Each one of us want to find that happiness and we stand side by side to try and understand each other, our own fears, hopes and dreams. The Western Wall is like no other place in the world where race, religion, ethnicity do not matter. A person’s country of origin does not matter because each person is in search of the same thing, a better day.