Facts about the Wall

“Barrak Obama” Undoubtedly, the Kotel is focal point of all spirituality of the world, and dignitaries, politicians and celebrities all embark on pilgrimages to this

“A place of joy” One winter night, well after midnight, two friends walked into the Kotel plaza. One was a hospital administrator and a famous

“The Legend (MUST read!)” Two brothers – one single, the second married with a growing family – split an inheritance from their father. They each

“The Wall and the Trash” Salim the Resolute was a fascinating Ottoman conqueror and sultan who brought the entire middle east under his rule. In

“Governor’s daughter” Reshid Akif Pasha, a major Turkish dignitary at the turn of the last century, had one daughter who was engaged and approaching her

“The Kotel Kisses me back” He looked immersed in his prayers, like everyone else. But it was his mythically long, blizzard-white beard that magnetized me