{"id":4576,"date":"2013-11-14T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T10:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2013-11-14T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T10:57:01","slug":"holy-space-6-the-western-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2013\/11\/holy-space-6-the-western-wall.html","title":{"rendered":"Holy Space 6: The Western Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\npanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n{font-family:Calibri;\npanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:-520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n{font-family:Cambria;\npanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\nmso-font-charset:0;\nmso-generic-font-family:auto;\nmso-font-pitch:variable;\nmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n{mso-style-unhide:no;\nmso-style-qformat:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmargin-top:0in;\nmargin-right:0in;\nmargin-bottom:10.0pt;\nmargin-left:0in;\nline-height:115%;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmso-default-props:yes;\nfont-size:11.0pt;\nmso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;\nmso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoPapDefault\n{mso-style-type:export-only;\nmargin-bottom:10.0pt;\nline-height:115%;}\n@page WordSection1\n{size:8.5in 11.0in;\nmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;\nmso-header-margin:.5in;\nmso-footer-margin:.5in;\nmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n{page:WordSection1;}\n--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4577\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/308\/2013\/11\/WesternWall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4577\" alt=\"Photo credit: Katie Archibald-Woodward\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/308\/2013\/11\/WesternWall.png\" width=\"337\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Katie Archibald-Woodward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: Cambria\">Today is a unique day in Jerusalem, especially around the Western Wall.\u00a0 It\u2019s a Thursday, and, as Andre our guide explains to us, on Monday\u2019s and Thursday\u2019s bar mitzvahs are celebrated.\u00a0 As we walk to the wall we witness parade after parade heading in the same direction. Families and friends stroll with a slight skip in their step, almost dancing, under four-poster tents called chuppahs, while hired musicians walk backwards in front of them joyously paving each step of their way. For more on his holy space, see <a href=\"http:\/\/formaedivinae.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/22\/the-western-wall\/\">Katie&#8217;s blog<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: Cambria\">Got a holy space or holy moment to share? Send it to me at kristinarobbdover@gmail.com and we&#8217;ll publish it over the weekend! <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is a unique day in Jerusalem, especially around the Western Wall.\u00a0 It\u2019s a Thursday, and, as Andre our guide explains to us, on Monday\u2019s and Thursday\u2019s bar mitzvahs are celebrated.\u00a0 As we walk to the wall we witness parade after parade heading in the same direction. 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