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Light Festival: The Old City Walls of Jerusalem

#Love #אהבה As night falls in Jerusalem’s Old City, unique and beautiful lights cover the Old City walls for the annual Jerusalem Light Festival. During this time, the Damascus Gate outside the city and the city’s ancient architecture and walls shine with dramatic projections, light statues, performances and pieces of […]

?? SPOTTED: Last night’s look at Jerusalem’s Old City Walls

Source: Humans of the Old City

The Hurva Synagogue, is a historic synagogue located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The synagogue was founded in the early 18th century by followers of Judah heHasid, but it was destroyed by Muslims a few years later in 1721. The plot lay in ruins for over 140 years and became known as the Ruin, or Hurva. In 1864, the Perushim rebuilt the synagogue, […]