http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/maariv http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/maariv The Western Wall, or Kotel, has stood in Jerusalem for centuries, purported to be the last vestige of the Temple of David from the Old Testament. The practice of writing a prayer on paper, folding it and placing it in the cracks between the ancient bricks recently made news when Israeli newspaper Maariv published a note left by American presidential candidate Barack Obama. In the future, Obama might prefer to anonymously post his missives online via the Western Wall Heritage Foundation — emails and faxes are also accepted. (Photo by AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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