the Western Wall

Cultural  

1. A wall in the old city of Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem), whose stones may have formed part of the Temple of Solomon. Sometimes called the Wailing Wall, it is visited in great numbers by Jews (see also Jews) as a holy place that commemorates their sorrows from earliest times.

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Example Sentences

At the Western Wall, dozens of Jewish worshippers prayed in the late morning.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It featured a photo of Pope Francis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and concluded: "May his memory be a blessing."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The march winds through Jerusalem’s Old City toward the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

“I had grown up going to synagogues,” Cooper explains, “And in Hebrew school, there was always a picture of the Western Wall on one of the walls.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

We’ll have to count on the Western Wall.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank