Episode 14: Experience the atmosphere at the Western Wall during the Jewish morning prayer ritual.

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Virtual Walking Tours in Israel by Ofer Moghadam
Walking the streets of Israel in silence.
No comments. No distractions.

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Description:
Welcome to #Jerusalem, #HolyCity to all three monotheistic religions. In this video, we will stroll through the #WesternWallPlaza in Jerusalem’s #OldCity.

The #WesternWall, also referred to as the #WailingWall is considered the most important #Jewish religious site in the world. Why is it so important that Jews from all over the world want to visit and pray at this site?

The story begins with #KingDavid, who according to the #Bible conquered the #Canaanite city of #Jebus. #David turned #Jebus into the #capital of his kingdom and decided to build a #TempleToGod atop #MountMoriah, where according to the #Bible the #PatriarchAbraham had attempted to sacrifice his son #Isaac. Since #David was a man of war who had blood on his hands, #God did not allow him to build that #Temple. It was, however, David’s son #Solomon who would build that #FirstTemple on #MountMoriah - above the city of #Jerusalem – in the 10th century BCE.

The #Temple in #Jerusalem was therefore the #HouseOfGod, whose focal point had been the #HolyOfHolies, which contained the #ArkOfTheCovenant, which in turn contained the #Shekhinah, i.e. the presence of #God on earth.

The #FirstTemple was destroyed by the #Babylonians in the year 586 BCE, after which the #SecondTemple was built by those who returned from the #Babylonian exile in 540 BCE. In the year 20 BCE, during the #RomanOccupation of the #LandOfIsrael, #KingHerodTheGreat decided to remodel the #SecondTemple by enlarging it drastically. The idea had been to create a #platform around the #Temple, which would be able to hold the tens of thousands of #JewishPilgrims who were mandated to come and give sacrifice at this site during the three #PilgrimageFestivals of #Pessach (#Passover), #Shavuot (#Pentecost) and #Sukkot (#Tabernacles).

In the year 66 CE the #Jews of the #LandOfIsrael stood up and revolted against the #Roman oppressors. The #GreatJewishRevolt, which initially showed some success for the #Jews, eventually ended in catastrophe, as the #Romans conquered the city of #Jerusalem and destroyed the #HerodianTemple, which at that time had been hailed as the most beautiful and important religious structure in the world.

After a #SecondJewishRevolt against the #Romans in the year 132 CE, the #Romans decided to completely destroy the city of #Jerusalem and to ban the #Jews from their homeland, thus beginning the #JewishDiaspora which would last for the next 2000 years.

Throughout the millennia, #Jews have yearned to return to #Jerusalem in order to build a #ThirdTemple. Since they could not go up to the #TempleMount for prayer services, a tradition developed to pray at the western retaining wall of the #TempleMount, which had remained intact despite all the destruction. The idea was to pray at a spot that is physically as close as possible to the former #HolyOfHolies of the #Temple. Today, the #WesternWallPlaza functions as an open air #synagogue, which is open 24/7.

Like what you see in this video? There is much more to explore in the magnificent and mysterious city of #Jerusalem. As a #TourGuide, I organize and guide private, completely customized #JerusalemTours and #IsraelTours . If you want to learn how to turn your next visit to #Israel into a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience, then get in touch with through any of the channels listed below.

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Filming date:
Sunday, 10 October 2021

Filming time:
07:57 AM

Temperature:
23° C / 76° F

Coordinates of walk:
Starting Point - 31.776674, 35.233932
End Point - 31.776697, 35.234232

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