Built during renovations of Jerusalem in the 1st century BCE, the ancient wall that constitutes Judaism’s holiest site was not part of the Temple itself, but of a structure surrounding the Temple Mount. Nadav Shragai explores its history as a place where Jews gather to pray, beginning with the massive earthquake that struck Jerusalem in 1546:
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