הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The Wailing (Western) Wall

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The Western Wall is one of the four walls that supported the Temple Mount and is the last remaining remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The site was considered holy due to its proximity to the Temple Mount and the Holy of Holies (the Western Wall).

("Even though it is a sword of the mountains, it is holy... said Rabbi Acha, "For ever the Shekhina has not moved from the Western Wall, as it is said (Song of Songs 2), "Behold, this stands behind our wall" - Shemot Rava (Vilna) Parashat Shemot Parashat 2, and so: "And this is the camp of the "Western Wall", where the Shekhina weeps and laments over the destruction of the Temple, for the West is the head of the ark: Rachel weeps over the building" - Rabbi Nachman of Breslov/ Likutei Moharan - Tanina, Torah 67)