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yehudis




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 23 2005, 2:27 pm
Just wondering -- does anybody know the issues around touching (or not touching) the Kosel? We were told not to touch it, but I saw many very religious people touching it. And I just read yesterday that some people go to the mikva before touching the Kosel. And it also said that there might be a problem with sticking a finger in the holes between the stones, because the land under the Kosel might be off limits to people who are not ritually pure.
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gryp




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 23 2005, 3:10 pm
I have never heard of not touching it...
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sarahd




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 23 2005, 3:18 pm
Lots of people don't touch it because of it being part of the Bais Hamikdash retaining wall. I didn't touch it before I was married because that's what my Rav paskened. Now I do.
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proudmom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 23 2005, 6:19 pm
I heard both things touching and not touching. I touched the kotel
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