Why Jerusalem's Western Wall is so holy Close As the Christian festival of Easter and Jewish holiday of Passover converge, a surge in pilgrims is expected in Jerusalem, home to sites revered by ...

(RNS) — Oh, those steps. I am talking about the steps that lead from the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, down to the Western Wall plaza. This week marks the 47th anniversary of the first time I ...

Jerusalem’s Western Wall is the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray; millions of worshipers and tourists visit it each year.But to get to the site from the adjacent Jewish Quarter ...

Western Wall (Wailing Wall) is ranked #2 out of 13 things to do in Jerusalem. See pictures and our review of Western Wall (Wailing Wall).

My first encounter with the Western Wall was 12 years ago, when I brought my sister-in-law to pray for a child after seven years of continuous miscarriages. Miraculously, she now has two healthy boys.