Type Privately held company Headquarters Jerusalem, Israel | Founded 2006 Services Letter to God | |
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Key people Koby Ben Yakar (Copartner), Shaul Bazaz (Copartner) Owner Koby Ben Yakar, Shaul Bazaz | ||
Letter To God is a commercial company located in Israel.
Letter To God serves people from all religions and geographical locations wanting to express their wishes, thoughts, questions and prayers to God but have limited access to the Western Wall, one of the holiest places on earth in Judaism. For centuries, people from all over the world have made pilgrimages to the sacred Wall to place a note filled with prayers and wishes in between the stones.
The service began in 2006 when Letter To God Ltd announced a service for placing letters to God, that have been written on the customer's home computer, in the cracks and crevices of the Western Wall.
On May 21, 2006, the web site was covered in the biggest newspaper in Israel (Ynetnews), .
On Dec 26, 2006, the service was chosen as a website of the year (2006) by the biggest newspaper in Israel (Ynetnews),.
The Western Wall, which was a part of the Holy Temple, was open to visiting gentiles. When King Solomon built the Temple, he asked God to heed all the prayers of those who come to the Temple (Kings I 8:41-43). The prophets refer to the Temple as a "House for all nations" (Isaiah 56.7).