Live Kotel Cam thread *merged*

[HeLives]

I have never heard someone speaking at the Kotel before. I know there is a loud speaker or microphone because you can hear singing and talking in the background. Today there is someone making a speech and there is a lot of people there. Time is 4:45 central time. 12:45 AM in Jerusalem. It must be in Hebrew because I do not understand it.

[Silver]

wow.. Barely standing room left..


http://english.thekotel.org/cameras.asp

[Lucid]

So what's going on??!? :scratch

[GeoWolf]

Cool, now if only I could understand hebrew :scratch

Maybe its a prayer rally...perhaps a precursor for an Isreali attack...who's to say? Is there a special Jewish holiday going on?

[cts racing]

When using the Wilson Arch camera, Which way is to the Wailing Wall plaza?

[Dantheman688]

Yeah does anyone know what is going on there? Are they blowing any shofars?

[cts racing]

No shofars at this time. The last hour or so, it has been a guy over the loud speaker leading the crowd in song & chants.

[Nightelf]

It's a ceremony - "Slichot assembly with Rabbi Grossman" according the the flashing news headlines on the right side of the camera. Maybe it's to do with Rosh Hashana celebrations?

Quite the crowd, isn't it!

:popcornbag

[carrieb]

Here's some information on the S'lichot service in general:
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Rosh_Hashanah/High_Holidays/Selichot.shtml

[cts racing]

I sure wish I knew what that guy was shouting over the loud speakers. My guess is
"Let's rebuild the Temple"! :)