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Why do Jews write down their wishes to deposit into the cracks of a wall? [duplicate]

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Why do Jews write down their wishes to deposit into the cracks of the Western Wall (the western retaining wall of the Second Temple)?

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M Qadri Jilani

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placing_notes_in_the_Western_Wall
– rosends
Mar 24, 2022 at 10:33
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Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/13486/27180
– Shmuel
Mar 24, 2022 at 12:43

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