Tag: Yemin Moshe

23 (Un)Familiar Facts About Jerusalem: Part 4

  16#: Western Wall In The Old Days – Can you imagine Jews at the Kotel not reading the Torah, singing and dancing? Not so long ago that was the reality. Due to the conflict between Jewish and Islamic beliefs and traditions, the Western Wall has been the subject of a centuries’ long dispute between […]

23 (Un)Familiar Facts About Jerusalem: Part 2

  #6: Parks – Whether you’re up for a stroll, sport activity, picnic, bike ride or you need to walk your dog, the parks in Jerusalem are going to satisfy every one of those needs and wants. Probably the most popular one is Gan Sacher, located between the Knesset and the Nahlaot neighborhood. Its proximity […]

Five Montefiore neighborhoods in Jerusalem

Sir Moses Montefiore’s contribution to the land of Israel and the Jews who lived there was  beyond measure. He sponsored not only the building of new synagogues, and institutions, but of entire neighborhoods and towns.  He also funded a project to clean up the Western Wall, which at the time was being used as a […]