At any time of the day you can find Jewish men and women praying at the wall which is actually an outdoor synagogue.

Bar mitzva celebrations and other ceremonies are held here such as graduation and end of Army Basic training in the Army.

It is also a tradition to place prayers and wishes on pieces of paper and push them in the the crevices and cracks in the wall and if you look closely you can see thousands of pieces of paper.
 

How to get to the Western Wall from Tel Aviv

Take road no. 1 to Jerusalem and when you arrive to the entrance to Jerusalem you should see  on your right side the "Binyanei Hauma". Carry on staight thru Ben Zvi Traffic light *the fourth traffic light) and then turn left. On the left hand side of the fork take RamBan street and the road takes you right, take the next left turn and at the end of the street take another left and then carry on straight on a street called Agron, cross the next traffic light go straight till the end of the road and then turn right and after approx.20-30 meters at the next traffic light turn left and then left again which leads you to the old city. Find the Jaffa Gate and enter to the Old city carry on straight untill you arrive at the Wall.
 

      bar mitzva in the kotel