The Wait­ing Wall presents young chil­dren with the his­to­ry and the impor­tance of the West­ern Wall in Jerusalem. The book is writ­ten from an Ortho­dox per­spec­tive as evi­denced by the word choic­es of ​“Kosel HaMaarovi,” ​“Beis Ha Mik­dosh,” and ​“Moshi­ach.” It describes peo­ple sway­ing in prayer, plac­ing let­ters to G‑d in the cracks of the wall, cry­ing and watch­ing the cease­less move­ment and ener­gy that sur­rounds the wall. ​“The Kosel reach­es arms across the shin­ing emp­ty space, hold­ing it qui­et and still,” Levy writes. The gen­tle words and appeal­ing illus­tra­tions com­mu­ni­cate its mean­ing to chil­dren, to give them a sense that it is their wall, too, and to let them know that they can find spir­i­tu­al­i­ty there as well. ​“It’s easy to feel close to Hashem here,” she writes. Levy con­cludes the book with her hope that the Mes­si­ah will come soon. ​“Maybe today some­one will say that one tefillah that will final­ly bring peace and hap­pi­ness to the world,” she writes. ​“Maybe you will be the one.” If teach­ing your chil­dren about the Mes­si­ah and the West­ern Wall is impor­tant to you, this is a good intro­duc­to­ry read for young chil­dren. It is a book writ­ten with a warm, gen­tle love of Judaism and a fer­vent belief in the com­ing of the Mes­si­ah. For ages 4 – 7.