Western Wall prayer notes extracted ahead of Passover

(JNS) - The Western Wall Heritage Foundation removed tens of thousands of prayer notes from Judaism's second-holiest site on April 2 in preparation for the Passover holiday, which starts on April 12.

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, oversaw the annual extraction of prayer notes, which will be buried alongside disposed sacred writings according to Jewish customs.

"The removal was carried out according to halachic guidelines, using gloves and disposable wooden tools to preserve the sanctity of the site and the personal nature of the notes," the Western Wall Heri...