They could not order others to work in their stead, and so they labored by themselves to hew the stones and carry their burden. Together the accomplished one of the most monumental works of hand-crafted architecture known to man. When conquering armies came to destroy the Temple, God sent angels to protect the Kotel with their wings. “This one shall stand forever.”
Legends of Israel
that comes into the world makes initial contact with the Kotel and spreads forth from the Western Wall, as the verse says “And God shall bless you from Zion” (Psalms 125) and it is the universal source of life-energy. “For there God sends blessings of eternal life.” (Psalms 133)
The topography of our planet zones-in with increasing levels of sanctity. Israel is the holyland. Jerusalem is its capital. And the pinnacle is Temple Mount. The Kotel, the final inheritance of the biblical era is humanity’s ultimate spiritual gate to heaven, where prayers are answered and compassion fills the world.
The early Kabbalists taught that Western Wall is the elevator of all prayers. From all around the world, words of hope, longing, pain and rejoicing migrate to Israel. They swirl around the Temple Mount and unify under the shadow of the Kotel. It is at this focal point of the universe that they begin their final ascent. From the holiest site on earth up to God’s Throne of Glory.
