80×60 cm
oil on canvas
The Wailing Wall or Western Wall is Second Temple retaining wall dating from between 516 BC and AD 70 In Jerusalem. The name Wailing Wall comes from the fact that Jews pray at this wall to mourn the destruction of the Temple.
Today, for Jewish people, the Western Wall is the most easily accessible and largest site if they want to pray near the former Temple. The plaza in front of the Wall is never empty: from early dawn to late at night, a multitude of worshippers fills it. During the morning, afternoon, and evening prayer times, countless minyans, meaning prayer communities, gather here. Walking among them, we can gain insight into the customs of the many Jewish communities preserving different traditions who have returned home from all over the world, and we can experience the „gathering of the exiles” promised by the prophets, the return of the people of Israel to their own land.