Wailing Wall Moment

Snow falls a an ultra-orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Stormy weather conditions continued on Thursday with snow, torrential rains and strong winds across the region. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

This is a photo of a man praying at the Western Wall, a portion of an ancient temple in Jerusalem. Known as the Wailing Wall, it is often a large tourist attraction; one can see letters/papers stuffed into to the left most crack in the wall because many people come and write prayers and requests to God and put them into the wall. The photo caught my eye because it captured a very intimate, private moment as this man was praying at the wall, but it also looked really beautiful because of the clarity of the white snow falling around him. The name of the photographer is unknown (from a blog).

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