Editing Western Wall (section)

===Divine Presence===
An 11th-century Midrash quotes a 4th-century scholar: "Rav Acha said that the Divine Presence has never departed from the Western Wall",<ref>[[Exodus Rabbah]] 2:2</ref> and the [[Zohar]] (13th century) similarly writes that "the [[Shekhinah|Divine Presence]] rests upon the Western Wall".<ref>[[Zohar]] [[Mishpatim]] 116</ref>

Eighteenth-century scholar [[Jonathan Eybeschutz]] writes that "after the destruction of the Temple, God removed His Presence from His sanctuary and placed it upon the Western Wall where it remains in its holiness and honour".<ref>''[[Jonathan Eybeschutz#Works|Ya'arot Devash]]'' Vol. 1, Ch. 4</ref> It is told that great Jewish sages, including [[Isaac Luria]] and the [[Radvaz]], experienced a revelation of the Divine Presence at the wall.<ref>See also ''[[Kav ha-Yashar]]'' Ch. 93 and ''[[Chaim Joseph David Azulai#His Shem ha-Gedolim|Shem Ha-gedolim]]'' for a similar account with Rabbi Avraham Ha-levi of Safed.</ref>