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The closer we came to the Jewish area the more secure the environment. We passed through a metal detector set up in a tunnel leading to the Wailing Wall. My first glimpse of the wall didn’t compare to the pictures of it that I came across that week. Similar to other sites we visited, the Wailing Wall was more impressive and powerful in person.

Israeli buildings stood opposite the wall in the courtyard. We put on yarmulkes and proceeded toward the wall divided into male and female sections. Men must cover their heads and women their legs when approaching the wall.