Ancient Boulder from Israel's Western Wall Dislodges and Falls Near Woman Praying

Marissa Newman, Amanda Borschel-Dan : Jul 23, 2018
Times of Israel

"The fact that this powerful incident happened a day after the 9th of Av fast, in which we mourned the destruction of our temples, raises doubts and questions which the human soul is too small to contain, and requires soul-searching." -Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch

[TimesOfIsrael.com] A large boulder from the Western Wall was dislodged from the ancient structure on Monday morning, tumbling down onto an egalitarian prayer platform. (Photo: Courtesy /The Western Wall Heritage Foundation via the Masorti Movement of Israel; Inset: Daniella Goldberg, who was praying a few meters away-screenshot: Hadashot/via Times of Israel)

There were no injuries in the incident near Robinson's Arch, south of the main prayer plaza, but the rock landed very close to a female worshiper...

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