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We, the members of his community in the Old City of Jerusalem, thought we knew Gershon Burd. The men at the yeshiva where he worked full time and learned Torah full time thought they knew Gershon. Batya, his wife of ten years and the mother of his five children, thought she knew Gershon.

You need a husband, a wife, or perhaps a new baby? Your first cousin needs a job or your grandmother has cancer and you are hoping you can do something to relieve their suffering.

Jews believe that praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem is like speaking directly to God, but those who can’t travel there themselves still have a means to pass on their wishes – through a ‘prayer agent’.

JERUSALEM – According to a kabbal ist tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days. But not everyone lives in Jerusalem, and even denizens of the Holy City find it a challenge to visit the Old City shrine daily for nearly six weeks to avail themselves of divine intervention. Recognizing this need, in 2004 Jewish Quarter resident Batya Burd, 33, established Western Wall Prayers to say proxy prayers at the Kotel for those unable to be there personally.

According to a kabbalistic tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days.

According to a kabbalist tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days. But not everyone lives in Jerusalem, and even denizens of the Holy City find it a challenge to visit the Old City shrine daily for nearly six weeks to avail themselves of divine intervention.

JERUSALEM – Some want a wife. Others long for children, a miracle cure for illness or a quick fix for their finances.

JERUSALEM — Some want a wife. Others long for children, a miracle cure for illness or a quick fix for their finances.

JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) – Some want a wife. Others long for children, a miracle cure for illness or a quick fix for their finances.

JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) – Some want a wife. Others long for children, a miracle cure for illness or a quick fix for their finances.

JERUSALEM – According to a kabbalist tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days. However, not everyone lives in Jerusalem and even denizens of the Holy City find it a challenge to visit the Old City shrine daily for nearly six weeks to avail themselves of divine intervention.

According to a kabbalist tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days. But not everyone lives in Jerusalem, and even residents of the holy city find it a challenge to visit the Wall daily for nearly six weeks to avail themselves of divine intervention.

We all know someone we desperately wish would get married, or have a baby, or recover from a health condition, or overcome a financial setback. Perhaps that person is you.

In the ancient tradition of Yissaschar and Zevulun, worldwide Jewry is at it again.This time, the partnership is happening via the mom-andpop chessed and kiruv venture Western Wall Prayers.

We all know someone who wishes to get married, or have a baby, or recover from health problems, or overcome financial setbacks, or… Perhaps that person is you.

JERUSALEM – Batya Burd is a devout Jew, dedicated to following to the letter every instruction contained in the Torah – from how to dress and what to eat to whether to neuter a pet cat. The 31-year-old former corporate lawyer is also tech-savvy; Burd is the founder of www.WesternWallPrayers.org, a website that enables [people] the world over to order a 40-day cycle of prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

One-time Bay St. lawyer Batya Burd delivers prayers by proxy … to the ancient Western WallShe believes heavenly intervention made her the answer to her husband’s prayers

The latest marriage of technology and millennia-old traditions enables anyone with a special request, at least $90 to spare and Internet access to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Sick, lonely, down on your luck? For centuries Jews have visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem to entreat God for special blessings. According to religious tradition, after the destruction of the Second Temple, God’s presence never left the wall that stood on the western side of the Temple compound.Now, the age of the Internet has brought the Wall closer to the geographically challenged. There are webcams offering streaming video of people at prayer (www.thekotel.org), as well as a free service that allows you to email a note to be placed in the Wall’s crevices (www.aish.com/wallcam).

The latest marriage of technology and millennia-old traditions enables anyone with a special request, at least $80 to spare and Internet access to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

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We all know someone who wishes to get married, or have a baby, or recover from health problems, or overcome financial setbacks, or… Perhaps that person is you.