When a stone fell down from the Kotel, the day after Tisha Be'av

The egalitarian Kotel feels like the back seat of the bus and looks like a building site lacking any semblance of dignity or splendor. It has become clear that some holy sites are holier than others

A LARGE STONE dislodged from the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City at the mixed-gender prayer section on July 25, 2018.

A LARGE STONE dislodged from the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City at the mixed-gender prayer section on July 25, 2018.

(photo credit: HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90)

ByYIZHAR HESS

JULY 29, 2020 22:10