Saturday, April 11, 2009

HaKotel


The Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel
The last remaining structure associated with the great Jewish Temple, The Kotel (literally, "The Wall" in Hebrew) is also known as the Wailing Wall and the Western Wall.

The first seven layers of massive stones you see, and the 17 layers below ground level that you don't see, were laid over 20 centuries ago. The stones above the first seven visible layers aren't too recent either. Most of these massive stones weigh between 2 and 8 tons, but some weigh much more.

In this picture, Marc and his father are returning from the wall after praying.

Although we are not in Jerusalem for Pesach (Passover) this year, perhaps we will be next year in Jerusalem.

1 comment:

  1. I love this photo. What a dream -- to go to Israel. Perhaps someday we will join you for a trip there? Both Lisa and I have it on our list of places we'd like to see someday.

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