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Back to category: Religion Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Jewish Pligrimage Questions on Jewish Pilgrimage Task 4, pg 28 a) A Jewish pilgrim, when on a visit to the Western Wall, is likely to: · Cover their heads, if a male Jew · Pray a great deal · Wash their hands before going to the wall · Pray separately from the opposite sex · Push pieces of paper, on which are written prayers, into cracks in the wall b) Such an experience is a pilgrimage rather than a tourist visit, because when you visit the Western Wall, you show a great deal of respect, and are more serious about the event compared to how you would be if it were a tourist visit. Also during the time at the Western Wall, one spends a lot of time praying and abide by the same rules that they would when in a religious place such as the synagogue (where, for example the male congregation would be separate from the female congregation). Also a Jew must feel that he is going there to fulfil a religious commitment and not to spend th... Posted by: Anthony Pacella Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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