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    Sarah Chong · · 3 min read

    Got A Prayer? Just Tweet It

    Jerusalem2Oct10Alon Nir, an Israeli student has set up a Twitter account to help deliver your prayers to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, also known as The Kotel – Judaism’s holiest prayer site.

    Interestingly, he is not accepting prayers through post or Email but the popular micro-blogging site, Twitter.

    For those who are not familiar with the Western Wall, the site has provided a short explanation of the practice:

    “For hundreds of years people of the Jewish faith have been placing notes between the Western Wall’s stones, notes containing their wishes and prayers.

    People of other faiths too tend to practice this tradition when they visit the holy city Jerusalem. It is believed by many that the wall serves as a direct channel to the Almighty.”

    What Alon does is to print your tweeted prayer, cut it into a small note and place it in between the stones of The Kotel. He documents every trip he made to The Kotel on his website. No need to worry that your tweet was not delivered!

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    Sarah Chong

    Co-founder and editor of Penn Olson. A laid-back marketing student otherwise. Loves social media and twitters about everything! (yes even about the stranger who chants to himself) A huge Harry Potter movie fan who is extremely scared of geckos.