Senior members of the Jewish faith said the newly-introduced iPhone application that connects people to the Western Wall is no substitute for experiencing Judaism's holiest prayer site first-hand.
In the past, people who wanted to worship at the Western Wall had to visit Jerusalem and place a written prayer between its walls.
Now, the Western Wall's iPhone application provides access to people outside the temple.
But some senior Jewish members say nothing can replace experiencing the aura of the world's holiest region.
"We need to remember that a note a person sends to the Western Wall is not the same as praying and placing a note yourself in the stones of the Western Wall. (The application) is another way to connect, but it's not as powerful as someone who comes to pray here," Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz said.
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Western Wall Heritage Foundation's Miri Sack said the application, which streams live 24-hours day, allows people to access the prayer site anywhere and at any time.
"You're able to sit in the comfort of your own home or even if you are on a train on the way to work. You are able to simply go into this application, send your request, send your prayer and this within moments arrives in our computers at the Western Wall, this is printed out and placed in between the stones of the Western Wall," Ms Sack
