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*Where did the custom of putting notes in the Kotel come from?* Putting a note in the Kotel feels ancient, but it's *not from the Torah or the Gemara*. The custom began in the *18th century*, often linked to the Or HaChaim. Twice a year the notes are cleared and *buried on Har Hazeisim*. https://jewishpress.com/slips-of-paper-layers-of-tradition-between-the-stones-the-history-of-prayer-notes-in-the-western-wall/