Here's a cool press release from the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
NEW EMAIL/FAX SERVICE FOR MESSAGES TO BE PLACED IN THE WESTERN WALL
NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2004 - Anyone who wants to send a note to be placed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, can now do so, thanks to a new service recently launched by Bezeq, Israel's telephone company. All you need to do is send your request by email to kotel@onemail.bezeq.com and your request will reach Bezeq's Onemail service. Twice a week, Bezeq employees will take the messages and place them between the stones of the Western Wall.
The Western Wall is the outermost wall from the Second Temple, which stood for over 400 years in Jerusalem. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire approximately 2000 years ago. Jews from all over the world come to pray at the Western Wall. It is customary to place notes containing personal requests and prayers between the stones.
Bezeq's email service is designed to assist those who cannot physically visit the Wall but wish to place their personal note among its stones. Bezeq also offers a popular fax service to the Western Wall, which receives more than 200 faxes per week, from all over the world. Most of these faxes are from the United States, Israel, and Europe.
With the inauguration of the Bezeq offered Onemail service, it was decided that email would be added to the fax service at the Western Wall, on the assumption that there are more computers and email addresses than fax machines, especially in private homes, where the greatest demand for this service lies. You can fax your requests to the Western Wall by dialing 011-972-2-561-2222.
For further information, contact Ronn Torossian at 212-999-5585, or via email at ronn@5wpr.com.
Of course, if you can, it's much more rewarding to go and put a message in the Wall yourself.
