יום חמישי י"ח באדר ב תשפ"ד 28/03/2024
Search
  • The Mission Continues

    As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!

    Read More...

בראי היום

  • Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

    מוטי, ויקיפדיה העברית

    The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.

    Read More...

Place

  • Maccabi'im Gravesite

    In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.

    Read More...

Join Our Mailing List!

Please add a Valid Email Address
Join
Thanks!

In I got It!

A Stone of the Western Wall – the Largest in the World

They don't make stones today the size they used to!

03/09/2009 10:00
The largest construction stone in the world is located in Israel, and is one of the stones of the western Wall. It is estimated to be 2900 years old.

The stone weighs 570 tons!

Its length is 13.6 meters, its width - 4.6 meters and its height - 3.3 meters. Its volume, at 206.448 cubic meters, is the largest in the world. These measurements were calculated based on the fact that the specific weight of a stone's material is over 27 grams to a cubic centimeter.

For comparison, the largest construction stone used today is 50 x 30 x 30 cm.

The stone was discovered during excavations that were conducted following the Six Day War in 1967, when the Western Wall was returned to the Jews.

The stone is estimated to be 2900 years old, dating back to the days of the First Temple, built by King Solomon. The Western Wall is comprised by other stones that are also huge; their weight ranges between eight and ten tons and the smallest stone of the Western Wall weighs 'only' one and a half ton…
  1. 1. Stone of western wall
    Mr. Magoo 06/09/2009 19:58
    interesting. But what is the most that can be lifted with todays machines?