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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Wailing Wall #130709 07/23/2004 3:58 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Had an interesting discussion this past week with someone who had taught The Secret Life of Bees. She was commenting upon the wailing wall mentioned in the novel, and we wondered whether the wall in Jerusalem was the first such wall. Does anyone here know of such practices prior to the wall in Jerusalem? (Suppose I could Google the information, but have to leave now for an appointment. So, if you know, thanks for providing the information.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Western Wall #130710 07/23/2004 4:24 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California I didn't know that the Western (aka Wailing) Wall had become a generic term? How is it used in <i>The Secret Life of Bees</i>? It's the wall of a courtyard dating from the times before the Temple of Solomon was destroyed by the Romans when they razed Jerusalem. Jews have been praying there for quite a while. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Western Wall #130711 07/23/2004 4:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York when they raised Jerusalem ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Western Wall #130712 07/23/2004 5:04 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California when they raised Jerusalem Sorry, my typo: "when they razed Jerusalem". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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