Being American and Jewish, I just figured Israel was the land of the Jews. Makes sense right? Call me naive, but I never realized just how many other religious groups hold Israel near and dear to their heart as well.
Ironically, the Jewish Quarter is just one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. Other neighborhoods of the Old City are: The Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, and the Armenian Quarter. You could have fooled this girl.
A map showing Jerusalem in the First Temple Period 1000-586 B.C.
There are also great views of the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Jewish Quarter.
The Jewish Quarter has had somewhat of a rough past, being completely destroyed twice, and then rebuilt numerous times. How could this 116,000 square meter area, home to about 2,000 residents and numerous yeshivas and synagogues be left without any love?
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Wow the architecture is truly lovely! I love that alley with white/cream-coloured walls and a splash of red flowers, gorgeous!
thanks- the alleyways were so pretty! and I couldn't believe just how fabulous the architecture was as well! 🙂
this was one of my favorite days on my birthright trip!!! And is your tour guide Eitan??Cause he looks just like him and that would be insane if we had the same guy 🙂
YES we had Eitan also!! SOOOO super crazy!!!! When did you go!?!?! Would love to talk to you more in-depth about this! 🙂