Rabbi Reveals Origin of Ancient Western Wall Custom Putting Notes with Prayers in the Wall

In this video Rabbi Yitzchak Botton, an Orthodox Rabbi living in Jerusalem answers questions for Elementary School Students. The girl interviewing R' Botton is his niece, Esther Botton. Why is the place Jewish People come to pray called the Western wall, Kotel HaMa'aravi, כותל המערבי? How did the Western Wall remain standing for over almost over 3000 years? Why do people put notes in the Western Wall. Kotel? Does putting notes in the Western Wall (Kotel) really work? Where does the custom of putting notes in the Western Wall come from? comment on this video by Rabbi Yitzchak botton Rabbi Reveals Origin of Enchant Custom Putting Notes in Western Wall @Jews Temple Mount, God's Home origin of enchient custom of putting notes in western wall - does it work? western wall Jerusalem where does the custom of putting notes in the wall Placing notes in the Western Wall refers to the practice of placing slips of paper containing written prayers to God into the cracks of the Western Wall, a Jewish holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is claimed that occurrence of such a phenomenon dates from the early 18th century and stems from the Jewish tradition that the Divine Presence rests upon the Western Wall. There is however a dispute as to whether it is permissible according to Jewish law to insert slips of paper in to the crevices.[1] Some argue that the practice debases the holiness of the Wall and that the placement of notes should be discontinued. The earliest account of placing prayer notes into the cracks and crevices of the Western Wall was recounted by Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira of Munkatch (d. 1937) and involved Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar (d. 1743) who instructed a destitute man to place an amulet between the stones of the Wall. Another opinion explains that Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar (d. 1743), known as the Ohr Hachaim gave a note to his student Chaim Yosef David Azulay, known as the Chida. Rabbi Chaim Ben Atar wrote a prayer on some paper and gave the note to the Chida and told him to place it in the western wall in Jerusalem. After doing that the Chida became very successful. From the story we see the miraculous power of praying at the western wall, and the power inn putting notes. This power comes from the fact that Jerusalem and the Western wall is the holiest place on earth - where the Divine presence rests always. It is a centuries-old tradition to place notes into the Wall. To answer your question why, let's go to the distant country of Morocco in the 18th century... "Do you really think I should move to Israel?" Azulai asked his teacher, the master Kabbalist called the Ohr HaChaim. "Yes," the Ohr HaChaim told him. "And when you arrive, here is a note that I want you to put into the Western Wall." Azulai diligently packed his belongings, and as for the important note from his rabbi, he sewed it into the lining of his jacket to be sure not to lose it. In Israel, Azulai was so overcome by distractions that he forgot about the note sewn into his jacket. Every day he would go to the synagogue to learn Torah, but things were very difficult. In Morocco he had been a widely respected teacher and had many friends, but in Israel he experienced loneliness and anonymity. There was no shortage of Torah teachers in Jerusalem – and Azulai was not the kind to push himself forward. While walking home one day and feeling a bit dejected, Azulai remembered the Ohr HaChaim's note! He immediately ran home, unstitched the lining of his jacket, and took the note to the Western Wall where he inserted it tenderly into one of the cracks. all prayers ascend to Heaven through Jerusalem. So writing a prayer on a piece of paper and sticking it in the Wall is like having a continual prayer linked to the prime source. The rationale behind placing prayer notes in the Wall has been traced to the Midrashic teaching that the Divine Presence has never moved from the Western Wall,[3][dubious – discuss] and the Kabbalistic teaching that all prayers ascend to Heaven through the Temple Mount, which the Western Wall abuts. #israel #jerusalem #god #prayer #westernwall #religion #miracle #divinepresence #faith #spirituality #bible #torah #kabbalah #islam #education #history #soul #trust #life #inspiration #judaism #jewish #love #rabbi #messiah #jews #motivation #wisdom#rabbimanisfriedman #rabbi_yaron_reuven #rabbi_yosef_mizrachi #rabbiyitzchakbotton #divine #divinewisdomliveabetterlife #divinewisdom #jewish #religion #trump #Jewishtemple western wall, Jerusalem,israel,Jewish Temple,Messiah, Preyer, Temple Mount, God, Religion,