Clearing out notes in Kotel ahead of Passover under COVID-19 conditions
Clearing out notes in Kotel ahead of Passover under COVID-19 conditions
According to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, what makes this year different from all others is the coronavirus-related spike in the number of notes e-mailed to the site by Jews all over the world.
By Hanan Greenwood
Handwritten notes placed between the ancient stones of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Nov. 14, 2018. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
Spread the word.
(March 17, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Workers at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem on Tuesday conducted the site’s customary biannual clear-out of all the notes stuck between the stones over the course of the previous six months.
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Western Wall stones get injection before Passover
March 5, 2021
(JNS) While Israelis are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City are receiving their own injections, with syringes surprisingly similar to those used in the medical world.
Every six months, before Passover and the High Holidays, engineers from Western Wall Heritage Foundation and conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority inspect each stone at the prayer plaza to ensure visitor safety and the preservation of the stones themselves, which are continually subjected to natural weathering.
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